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The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act

Effect
Adopted
Result
399 for · 78 against · 69 abstained roll call
Date
10 March 2026, 14:14–14:16
Kind
Resolution
More facts (8)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Motion B-10-2026-0156
Dossier
2025/2951(RSP)
Source
Motion for a resolution
Votes
18 votes · 12 roll calls · 10 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Final vote
188564
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 399 for, 78 against, 69 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 10 amendments (1 adopted, 9 rejected) and 7 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 6 rejected).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by Patriots and ESN; The Left mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 10Against 2Abst. 22No vote 12 of 46Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.47
GreensFor 42Against 0Abst. 0No vote 11 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 112Against 0Abst. 0No vote 23 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 54Against 0Abst. 0No vote 22 of 76Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 136Against 1Abst. 0No vote 49 of 186Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.99
ECRFor 32Against 9Abst. 25No vote 13 of 79Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.23
PatriotsFor 5Against 43Abst. 11No vote 25 of 84Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.59
ESNFor 0Against 20Abst. 0No vote 8 of 28Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 8Against 3Abst. 11No vote 9 of 31Majority 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, 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, 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.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria125030.56
Belgium113170.60
Bulgaria73160.45
Cyprus4011—
Czechia151140.82
Germany55117220.63
Denmark112020.77
Estonia5002—
Spain3406200.78
Finland71250.55
France33224220.34
Greece73650.16
Croatia100021.00
Hungary77070.25
Ireland80240.70
Italy5517130.81
Lithuania8102—
Luxembourg5001—
Latvia4131—
Malta4002—
Netherlands205240.61
Poland14417180.23
Portugal143130.67
Romania220290.88
Sweden143220.61
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia52440.18

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.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&DSpeeches210 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPPSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPPSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenewSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sophie WILMÈS BelgiumRenewSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Christophe CLERGEAU FranceS&DSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenewSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Eszter LAKOS HungaryEPPSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Malika SOREL changed group FranceNo groupSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Lukas SIEPER changed group GermanyRenewSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPPSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe LeftSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Sofie ERIKSSON SwedenS&DSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECRSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group No vote recorded
Seán KELLY IrelandEPPSpeeches19 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 18

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Separate vote on paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
2Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 3 B10-0156/2026 – After § 3 – Am 11 Roll call72 for, 476 against, 68 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
3Amendment 1 to paragraph 4 B10-0156/2026 – § 4 – Am 1 Roll call161 for, 428 against, 21 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 3 B10-0156/2026 – After § 3 – Am 11 Roll call72 for, 476 against, 68 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
3Amendment 1 to paragraph 4 B10-0156/2026 – § 4 – Am 1 Roll call161 for, 428 against, 21 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 4 B10-0156/2026 – After § 4 – Am 2 Roll call162 for, 425 against, 15 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
5Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 4 B10-0156/2026 – After § 4 – Am 12 Roll call123 for, 378 against, 105 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
6Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4 Show of hands Rejected
7Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 4 B10-0156/2026 – After § 4 – Am 15 Roll call97 for, 436 against, 64 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
8Separate vote on paragraph 6 B10-0156/2026 – § 6 Roll call450 for, 63 against, 96 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
9Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 6 B10-0156/2026 – After § 6 – Am 16 Roll call283 for, 262 against, 60 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
10Amendment 3 to paragraph 8 B10-0156/2026 – § 8 – Am 3 Roll call171 for, 428 against, 10 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
11Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 9 B10-0156/2026 – After § 9 – Am 14 Roll call150 for, 423 against, 36 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
12Amendment 4 to paragraph 11 B10-0156/2026 – § 11 – Am 4 Roll call164 for, 418 against, 21 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
13Amendment 7, adding text after recital A B10-0156/2026 – After recital A – Am 7 Roll call118 for, 405 against, 86 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
14Vote on text inserted after recital D Show of hands Rejected
15Vote on text inserted after recital D Show of hands Rejected
16Separate vote on recital E Show of hands Rejected
17Vote on text inserted after recital F Show of hands Rejected
18Final vote — text as a whole B10-0156/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call399 for, 78 against, 69 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP

Roll calls requested by The Left, EPP, Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0156

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act, which aims to strengthen the EU's research and innovation by addressing structural challenges like fragmentation and uneven performance.

The text calls for a regulation that would make the ERA binding, with targets such as investing at least 3% of EU GDP in R&D by 2030 and improving coordination between member states.

It also asks for a separate proposal to protect freedom of scientific research and for measures to boost private investment and researcher mobility.

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Parliament's resolution on the upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act supports aligning EU and national research priorities and calls for a binding framework to achieve the 3% of GDP R&D investment target.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2951(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act

Parliament adopted the text on 10 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 10 March 2026 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: ITRE · Author: Eszter LAKOS (EPP)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 11 connections: Running issue: EU competitiveness · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: EU competitiveness

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/10
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act”. Decision, 10 March 2026. votingId 188564, document B-10-2026-0156, reference 2025/2951(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/10 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 10 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 10 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-10, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-10/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-10-10,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/10}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/10},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 188564, document B-10-2026-0156, reference 2025/2951(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-10 (CC BY 4.0)}
}