Decision
European Central Bank – annual report 2025
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 443 for · 71 against · 117 abstained roll call
- Date
- 10 February 2026, 13:07–13:17
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2182(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Johan Van Overtveldt
- Topics
- Economy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 56 votes · 29 roll calls · 20 amendments
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (2 split votes) · ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call, 1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · Members (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Tuesday 10 February 2026
- Final vote
- 184164
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 443 for, 71 against, 117 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 20 amendments (4 adopted, 16 rejected) and 35 parts of the text voted on separately (13 adopted, 21 rejected, 1 lapsed).
Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by The Left and ESN; ECR and Patriots mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 14 | Against 19 | Abst. 8 | No vote 5 of 46 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.20 | |
| Greens | For 45 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 114 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 20 of 135 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| Renew | For 66 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| EPP | For 167 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 20 of 187 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 21 | Against 12 | Abst. 40 | No vote 6 of 79 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.32 | |
| Patriots | For 7 | Against 4 | Abst. 59 | No vote 14 of 84 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.76 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 19 | Abst. 4 | No vote 4 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.74 | |
| No group | For 9 | Against 15 | Abst. 6 | No vote 2 of 32 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 17
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
S&D line For · 1 voted against of 115 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Tonino PICULA Croatia
Renew line For · 1 voted against of 67 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY Netherlands
Patriots line Abstained · 11 voted for or against of 70 who voted
Voted for or against (11)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
- Anna BRYŁKA Poland
- Antonín STANĚK Czechia
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Jana NAGYOVÁ Czechia
- Jaroslav BŽOCH Czechia
- Jaroslav KNOT Czechia
- Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ Czechia
- Ondřej KNOTEK Czechia
- Tomáš KUBÍN Czechia
- Tomasz BUCZEK Poland
ESN line Against · 4 abstained of 23 who voted
Abstained (4)
- Ivan DAVID Czechia
- Mary KHAN Germany
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
- Sarah KNAFO France
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.53 |
| Belgium | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.65 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.72 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Germany | 66 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 0.63 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 41 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0.73 |
| Finland | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.88 |
| France | 35 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 0.27 |
| Greece | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.73 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0.20 |
| Ireland | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.75 |
| Italy | 35 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 0.33 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.85 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0.53 |
| Poland | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0.25 |
| Portugal | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Romania | 23 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.78 |
| Sweden | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.79 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.36 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS Spain | EPP | Speeches1 | 10 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Siegbert Frank DROESE Germany | ESN | Speeches3 | 9 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Johan VAN OVERTVELDT Belgium | ECR | Speeches2 | 9 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Manon AUBRY France | The Left | Speeches2 | 9 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Stéphanie YON-COURTIN France | Renew | Speeches2 | 9 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Roman HAIDER Austria | Patriots | Speeches2 | 9 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Abstained |
Show the other 33 speakers
All votes on this decision, 56
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 19 to paragraph 2 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – § 2 – Am 19 | Roll call | 107 for, 510 against, 33 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 3 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
Show the other 55 votesShow the other 53 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 3 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 5 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – § 5 | Roll call | 621 for, 20 against, 12 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 6 | Amendment 22 to paragraph 6 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – § 6 – Am 22 | Roll call | 113 for, 524 against, 13 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 7 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 6 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – After § 6 – Am 7 | Roll call | 482 for, 70 against, 103 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 8 | Amendment 23, adding text after paragraph 6 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – After § 6 – Am 23 | Roll call | 125 for, 510 against, 19 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 9 | Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 6 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – After § 6 – Am 24 | Roll call | 96 for, 510 against, 45 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 10 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 6 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 11 | Separate vote on paragraph 7 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 12 | Separate vote on paragraph 8 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 13 | Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 8 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – After § 8 – Am 27 | Roll call | 116 for, 501 against, 27 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 14 | Amendment 28 to paragraph 9 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – § 9 – Am 28 | Roll call | 106 for, 524 against, 19 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 15 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 9 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – After § 9 – Am 2 | Roll call | 328 for, 281 against, 40 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 16 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 9 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – After § 9 – Am 3 | Roll call | 127 for, 473 against, 53 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 17 | Separate vote on paragraph 10 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – § 10 | Roll call | 617 for, 15 against, 21 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 18 | Amendment 29, adding text after paragraph 10 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – After § 10 – Am 29 | Roll call | 96 for, 498 against, 58 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 19 | Amendment 30 to paragraph 12 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – § 12 – Am 30 | Roll call | 98 for, 538 against, 16 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 20 | Separate vote on paragraph 12 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – § 12 | Roll call | 499 for, 96 against, 56 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 21 | Paragraph 13 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘on the ECB to avoid paying banks deposit rates that are above market rates, as this runs counter to the principle of an open market economy with free competition, and’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 22 | Paragraph 13 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Counted | 429 for, 203 against, 20 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 23 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 17 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 24 | Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 18 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – After § 18 – Am 32 | Roll call | 88 for, 508 against, 53 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 25 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 19 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 26 | Separate vote on paragraph 20 | Counted | 319 for, 312 against, 24 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew; separate: ESN |
| 27 | Separate vote on paragraph 20 | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | Requested byroll call: Renew; separate: ESN |
| 28 | Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 20 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – After § 20 – Am 37 | Roll call | 211 for, 434 against, 4 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 29 | Paragraph 21 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘in several instances’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 30 | Paragraph 21 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 31 | Amendment 40, adding text after paragraph 22 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – After § 22 – Am 40 | Roll call | 420 for, 158 against, 64 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Members |
| 32 | Amendment 41 to paragraph 23 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – § 23 – Am 41 | Roll call | 438 for, 158 against, 44 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Members |
| 33 | Separate vote on paragraph 25 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – § 25 | Roll call | 626 for, 18 against, 10 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 34 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 27 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – § 27 – Am 4 | Roll call | 59 for, 561 against, 28 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN, The Left |
| 35 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 27 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 36 | Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 27 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – After § 27 – Am 38 | Roll call | 139 for, 491 against, 17 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 37 | Separate vote on paragraph 28 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byroll call: Renew; separate: ESN |
| 38 | Separate vote on paragraph 28 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – § 28 | Roll call | 503 for, 56 against, 90 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew; separate: ESN |
| 39 | Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 28 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – After § 28 – Am 5 | Roll call | 234 for, 393 against, 17 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 40 | Separate vote on paragraph 32 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: ESN |
| 41 | Amendment 39 to paragraph 35 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – § 35 – Am 39 | Roll call | 195 for, 441 against, 9 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 42 | Separate vote on paragraph 35 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ESN |
| 43 | Paragraph 35 — part 2 A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – § 35/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 442 for, 149 against, 55 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ESN; split: ESN |
| 44 | Vote on text inserted after recital C | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 45 | Vote on text inserted after recital C | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 46 | Vote on text inserted after recital C | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 47 | Vote on text inserted after recital C | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 48 | Vote on text inserted after recital E | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 49 | Separate vote on recital G A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – Recital G | Roll call | 530 for, 98 against, 26 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 50 | Amendment 13, adding text after recital H A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – After recital H – Am 13 | Roll call | 98 for, 512 against, 40 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 51 | Vote on text inserted after recital H | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 52 | Vote on text inserted after recital H | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 53 | Vote on text inserted after recital H | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 54 | Vote on text inserted after recital H | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 55 | Vote on text inserted after recital H | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 56 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0002/2026 – Johan Van Overtveldt – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 443 for, 71 against, 117 abstained Adopted |
Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew, ECR, Patriots, ESN, Members · split votes by EPP (2), ESN · separate votes by ESN.
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted its resolution on the European Central Bank's annual report for 2025, setting out its position on the ECB's activities and policies.
The resolution stresses the ECB's primary mandate of price stability and its statutory independence, while calling for enhanced transparency and accountability to Parliament.
It also invites the ECB to phase out government bond purchases, assess its inflation target, and consider climate risks within its mandate.
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The report on the European Central Bank's 2025 annual report covers governance, monetary policy, secondary objectives, and other aspects. It stresses the ECB's primary mandate of price stability, its independence, and accountability to Parliament.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2182(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 10 February 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 9 October 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 15 January 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 16 January 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 10 February 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: ECON · Author: Johan VAN OVERTVELDT (ECR)
Connections
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “European Central Bank – annual report 2025”. Decision, 10 February 2026. votingId 184164, document A-10-2026-0002, reference 2025/2182(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-10/9 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 10 February 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-10-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 10 February 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-10-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-02-10, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-02-10/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-02-10-9,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{European Central Bank – annual report 2025}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-02-10},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-10/9}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-10/9},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 184164, document A-10-2026-0002, reference 2025/2182(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-10-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-10-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-02-10 (CC BY 4.0)}
}