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Decision

Establishing an EU talent pool

Effect
Passed
Result
414 for · 182 against · 21 abstained roll call
Date
10 March 2026, 13:14
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Source
Committee report by Abir Al-Sahlani
Topics
Migration & asylumJobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
56 votes · 8 roll calls
Requested by
ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call)
Final vote
186921
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Result

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

Final vote: 414 for, 182 against, 21 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a large majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first. Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 50 parts of the text voted on separately (50 lapsed).

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

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 14Abst. 14No vote 8 of 46Majority line TieClear line Divided Cohesion 0.05
GreensFor 45Against 0Abst. 1No vote 7 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
S&DFor 107Against 11Abst. 2No vote 15 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.84
RenewFor 62Against 4Abst. 0No vote 10 of 76Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.91
EPPFor 148Against 9Abst. 3No vote 26 of 186Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.89
ECRFor 31Against 41Abst. 0No vote 7 of 79Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.35
PatriotsFor 7Against 57Abst. 0No vote 20 of 84Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.84
ESNFor 0Against 25Abst. 0No vote 3 of 28Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 4Against 21Abst. 1No vote 5 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, 37

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
Austria146000.55
Belgium155110.57
Bulgaria115010.53
Cyprus2121—
Czechia173010.78
Germany61203110.59
Denmark66120.19
Estonia5002—
Spain3860160.80
Finland92400.40
France28341180.31
Greece98130.25
Croatia4107—
Hungary280110.70
Ireland81320.50
Italy657040.85
Lithuania73010.55
Luxembourg4101—
Latvia5301—
Malta5001—
Netherlands1710310.35
Poland2325050.28
Portugal173100.71
Romania216060.67
Sweden109020.29
Slovenia7101—
Slovakia48120.42

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.

617 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. ≠ group: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
MemberCountryGroupPosition
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenew For
Adam BIELAN PolandECR Against
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenS&D Against
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECR Against
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots Against
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR For
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR For
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alex AGIUS SALIBA MaltaS&D For
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Against
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR For
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens For
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots Against
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens For
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana Miguel PEDRO PortugalEPP For
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
Anders VISTISEN DenmarkPatriots Against
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriots Against
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES PortugalS&D For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots Against
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas GLÜCK GermanyRenew For
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andreas SCHWAB GermanyEPP For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrey NOVAKOV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Andrzej HALICKI PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER GermanyEPP For
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots Against
Anja HAZEKAMP NetherlandsThe Left Abstained
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots Against
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots Against
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens For
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenew For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR Against
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON FinlandRenew For
Annalisa CORRADO ItalyS&D For
Anouk VAN BRUG voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Against
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR For
Antonín STANĚK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots Against
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line IrelandS&D Against
Arba KOKALARI SwedenEPP For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR Against
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Against
Asger CHRISTENSEN DenmarkRenew For
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Against
Aura SALLA FinlandEPP For
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECR Against
Aurore LALUCQ FranceS&D For
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Against
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Against
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR Against
Beatrice TIMGREN SwedenECR Against
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens For
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECR Against
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR Against
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group Against
Branko GRIMS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Against
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew For
Bruno GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D For
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECR For
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECR For
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left For
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left Abstained
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens For
Caterina CHINNICI ItalyEPP For
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots Against
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D For
Céline IMART voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Against
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charlie WEIMERS SwedenECR Against
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR For
Chloé RIDEL FranceS&D For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkS&D Against
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christine SCHNEIDER GermanyEPP For
Christine SINGER GermanyRenew For
Christophe CLERGEAU FranceS&D For
Christophe GOMART voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Against
Ciaran MULLOOLY IrelandRenew For
Claire FITA FranceS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR Against
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&D For
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECR Against
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreens For
Cristina MAESTRE SpainS&D For
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR HungaryPatriots Against
Csaba MOLNÁR HungaryS&D For
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens For
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan NICA RomaniaS&D For
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&D For
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR Against
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR For
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe Left For
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dario NARDELLA ItalyS&D For
Dario TAMBURRANO ItalyThe Left For
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA MaltaEPP For
David CORMAND FranceGreens For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPP For
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR For
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana RIBA I GINER SpainGreens For
Dick ERIXON SwedenECR Against
Diego SOLIER SpainECR For
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI PolandECR Against
Dragoş BENEA RomaniaS&D For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandS&D Abstained
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR For
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Elena YONCHEVA BulgariaNo group For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&D For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyRenew For
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI GreeceEPP For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emil RADEV BulgariaEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left Against
Emma RAFOWICZ FranceS&D For
Emma WIESNER SwedenRenew For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS GreeceECR Against
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP For
Enikő GYŐRI HungaryPatriots Against
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D For
Erik KALIŇÁK SlovakiaNo group Against
Erik MARQUARDT GermanyGreens For
Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS HungaryPatriots Against
Estelle CEULEMANS voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumS&D Against
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA SpainEPP For
Eugen TOMAC RomaniaRenew For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenS&D Against
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK PolandESN Against
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group Against
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots Against
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgNo group Against
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU CyprusNo group Abstained
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR For
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR For
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&D For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON FranceS&D For
François-Xavier BELLAMY voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Against
Fredis BELERIS GreeceEPP For
Friedrich PÜRNER GermanyNo group Against
Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO ItalyEPP For
Gabriela FIREA RomaniaS&D For
Gabriele BISCHOFF voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyS&D Abstained
Gaetano PEDULLA' ItalyThe Left For
Galato ALEXANDRAKI GreeceECR Against
Geadis GEADI CyprusECR Against
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Against
Georgia TRAMACERE ItalyS&D For
Georgiana TEODORESCU RomaniaECR Against
Georgios AFTIAS GreeceEPP For
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots Against
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gerolf ANNEMANS BelgiumPatriots Against
Gheorghe CÂRCIU RomaniaS&D For
Gheorghe FALCĂ RomaniaEPP For
Gheorghe PIPEREA RomaniaECR Against
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots Against
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giorgos GEORGIOU CyprusThe Left Abstained
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR For
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe Left For
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giuseppe MILAZZO ItalyECR For
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens For
Grégory ALLIONE FranceRenew For
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Against
Guillaume PELTIER FranceECR Against
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D For
György HÖLVÉNYI HungaryPatriots Against
Hana JALLOUL MURO SpainS&D For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left Against
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens For
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Against
Harald VILIMSKY AustriaPatriots Against
Hélder SOUSA SILVA PortugalEPP For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenew For
Henrik DAHL voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkEPP Against
Herbert DORFMANN ItalyEPP For
Hilde VAUTMANS BelgiumRenew For
Hildegard BENTELE GermanyEPP For
Hristo PETROV BulgariaRenew For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D For
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaEPP Against
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN RomaniaEPP For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D For
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left Against
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D For
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESN Against
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA SpainEPP For
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ SpainThe Left Against
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens For
Isabella TOVAGLIERI ItalyPatriots Against
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Against
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN Against
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR Against
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR Against
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR Against
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew For
Jana NAGYOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI PolandEPP For
Jaroslav BŽOCH voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ SpainGreens For
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D For
Javier ZARZALEJOS SpainEPP For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D For
Jean-Paul GARRAUD FrancePatriots Against
Jeannette BALJEU voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Against
Jens GEIER GermanyS&D For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jérémy DECERLE FranceRenew For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsEPP Abstained
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR Against
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO PortugalRenew For
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe Left Against
Johan DANIELSSON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenS&D Against
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT BelgiumECR For
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left Against
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots Against
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots Against
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriots Against
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ SpainEPP For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots Against
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots Against
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left Abstained
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens For
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group Against
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe Left Abstained
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&D For
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens For
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkGreens Abstained
Klára DOBREV HungaryS&D For
Klara DOSTALOVA voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left Against
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR Against
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Against
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR For
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D For
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK PolandS&D For
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR For
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurence TROCHU FranceECR Against
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group Against
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left Against
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&D For
Lena DÜPONT GermanyEPP For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens For
Leoluca ORLANDO ItalyGreens For
Letizia MORATTI ItalyEPP For
Li ANDERSSON FinlandThe Left Abstained
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPP For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group Against
Lucia ANNUNZIATA ItalyS&D For
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew For
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group Against
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Lukas SIEPER GermanyNo group For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Luke Ming FLANAGAN IrelandThe Left Abstained
Lynn BOYLAN IrelandThe Left Abstained
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR Against
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR Against
Malik AZMANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Against
Malika SOREL FranceNo group Against
Manfred WEBER GermanyEPP For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left Against
Manuela RIPA GermanyEPP For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe Left Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESN Against
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco SQUARTA ItalyECR For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots Against
Maria GRAPINI RomaniaS&D For
Maria GUZENINA voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandS&D Against
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D For
Maria OHISALO FinlandGreens For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group Against
Marianne VIND voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkS&D Against
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR For
Marie TOUSSAINT FranceGreens For
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN GermanyRenew For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots Against
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left Against
Mario FURORE ItalyThe Left For
Mario MANTOVANI ItalyECR For
Marion MARÉCHAL FranceECR Against
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR Against
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN Against
Markus FERBER GermanyEPP For
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR Against
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Martin GÜNTHER GermanyThe Left Against
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens For
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenew For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe Left Abstained
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group Against
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens For
Mary KHAN GermanyESN Against
Massimiliano SALINI ItalyEPP For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPP For
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots Against
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&D For
Matteo RICCI ItalyS&D For
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots Against
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriots Against
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe Left Abstained
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA IrelandRenew For
Michał DWORCZYK PolandECR Against
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA CyprusEPP For
Michele PICARO ItalyECR For
Mieke ANDRIESE NetherlandsPatriots Against
Mihai TUDOSE RomaniaS&D For
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan MAZUREK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan ZVER SloveniaEPP For
Mimmo LUCANO ItalyThe Left For
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA RomaniaEPP For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriots Against
Miriam LEXMANN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SlovakiaEPP Abstained
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP For
Mohammed CHAHIM NetherlandsS&D For
Monika BEŇOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Monika HOHLMEIER GermanyEPP For
Moritz KÖRNER GermanyRenew For
Morten LØKKEGAARD DenmarkRenew For
Mounir SATOURI FranceGreens For
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&D For
Nadine MORANO voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceEPP Against
Nathalie LOISEAU FranceRenew For
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens For
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR For
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ RomaniaGreens For
Nicolas BAY FranceECR Against
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE SpainEPP For
Niels Flemming HANSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkEPP Against
Niels FUGLSANG voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkS&D Against
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaNo group For
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Against
Nikolina BRNJAC CroatiaEPP For
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&D For
Nikos PAPPAS GreeceThe Left Abstained
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora MEBAREK FranceS&D For
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenew For
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Olivier CHASTEL BelgiumRenew For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group Against
Ondřej KNOTEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECR For
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left Against
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots Against
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR For
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens For
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pasquale TRIDICO ItalyThe Left For
Patryk JAKI PolandECR Against
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Petar VOLGIN BulgariaESN Against
Peter AGIUS MaltaEPP For
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESN Against
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots Against
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Petras GRAŽULIS LithuaniaESN Against
Philippe OLIVIER FrancePatriots Against
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D For
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots Against
Pietro FIOCCHI ItalyECR For
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA SpainEPP For
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR Against
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots Against
Rada LAYKOVA BulgariaESN Against
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raffaele STANCANELLI ItalyPatriots Against
Raffaele TOPO ItalyS&D For
Ralf SEEKATZ GermanyEPP For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens For
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens For
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO SpainEPP For
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens For
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR Against
René AUST GermanyESN Against
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR Against
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left Against
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyESN Against
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECR For
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Against
Romana JERKOVIĆ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CroatiaS&D Against
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D For
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left Abstained
Ruggero RAZZA ItalyECR For
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Against
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sander SMIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsEPP Abstained
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens For
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens For
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe Left Abstained
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECR Against
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR For
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESN Against
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots Against
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sofie ERIKSSON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenS&D Against
Sophia KIRCHER AustriaEPP For
Sophie WILMÈS BelgiumRenew For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Against
Stanisław TYSZKA PolandESN Against
Stefan BERGER GermanyEPP For
Stefan KÖHLER GermanyEPP For
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR For
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN FranceRenew For
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ SpainEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots Against
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew For
Tamás DEUTSCH HungaryPatriots Against
Taner KABILOV BulgariaNo group For
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots Against
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas BAJADA MaltaS&D For
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Against
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots Against
Tiemo WÖLKEN GermanyS&D For
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens For
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreens For
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots Against
Tomáš KUBÍN voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots For
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Against
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Against
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D For
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left For
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots Against
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR For
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ SpainGreens For
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
Viktória FERENC HungaryPatriots Against
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&D For
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots Against
Ville NIINISTÖ FinlandGreens For
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots Against
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D For
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH GermanyESN Against
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Waldemar BUDA PolandECR Against
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI LithuaniaECR Against
Willemien KONING NetherlandsEPP For
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Yannis MANIATIS GreeceS&D For
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe Left Abstained
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE BelgiumRenew For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ SloveniaEPP For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG HungaryESN Against

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
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenewSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&DSpeeches13 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against

All votes on this decision, 56

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
1Proposal to reject the text A10-0045/2025 – Abir Al-Sahlani – Proposal for rejection – Am 164= 165= 166= Roll call156 for, 462 against, 8 abstained Rejected
2Proposal to vote on amendments A10-0045/2025 – Abir Al-Sahlani – Proposal to vote on amendments Roll call160 for, 462 against, 2 abstained Rejected
3Final vote on the provisional agreement A10-0045/2025 – Abir Al-Sahlani – Provisional agreement – Am 163 Roll call414 for, 182 against, 21 abstained Adopted
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Proposal to vote on amendments A10-0045/2025 – Abir Al-Sahlani – Proposal to vote on amendments Roll call160 for, 462 against, 2 abstained Rejected
3Final vote on the provisional agreement A10-0045/2025 – Abir Al-Sahlani – Provisional agreement – Am 163 Roll call414 for, 182 against, 21 abstained Adopted
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Final vote Text as a whole Show of hands Lapsed
5Amendments by the PfE Group — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the PfE Group – put to the vote collectively Show of hands Lapsed
6Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
7Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
8Separate vote on Article 3, after paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
9Separate vote on Article 3, after paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
10Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 1, point d Show of hands Lapsed
11Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 1, point d Show of hands Lapsed
12Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 4 Show of hands Lapsed
13Separate vote on Article 10, paragraph 2, point c Show of hands Lapsed
14Separate vote on Article 10, paragraph 2, point c Show of hands Lapsed
15Separate vote on Article 12, paragraph 6 Show of hands Lapsed
16Separate vote on Article 12, paragraph 6 Show of hands Lapsed
17Separate vote on Article 14 Show of hands Lapsed
18Separate vote on Article 14 Show of hands Lapsed
19Separate vote on Article 14 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
20Separate vote on Article 15 Show of hands Lapsed
21Separate vote on Article 15 Show of hands Lapsed
22Separate vote on Article 17 Article 17 – § 2 – point b Show of hands Lapsed
23Separate vote on Article 17 Article 17 – § 2 – point b Show of hands Lapsed
24Separate vote on Article 19 Show of hands Lapsed
25Separate vote on Article 19 Show of hands Lapsed
26Separate vote on Article 23, paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
27Separate vote on Article 23, paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
28Separate vote on Article 23, after paragraph 1 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
29Separate vote on Article 23, after paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
30Separate vote on recital 1 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
31Separate vote on recital 1 Show of hands Lapsed
32Separate vote on recital 1 Show of hands Lapsed
33Separate vote on recital 2 Show of hands Lapsed
34Separate vote on recital 2 Show of hands Lapsed
35Separate vote on recital 3 Show of hands Lapsed
36Separate vote on recital 3 Show of hands Lapsed
37Separate vote on recital 4 Show of hands Lapsed
38Separate vote on recital 4 Show of hands Lapsed
39Separate vote on recital 20 Show of hands Lapsed
40Separate vote on recital 20 Show of hands Lapsed
41Separate vote on recital 21 Show of hands Lapsed
42Separate vote on recital 21 Show of hands Lapsed
43Vote on text inserted after recital 21 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
44Separate vote on recital 22 Show of hands Lapsed
45Separate vote on recital 22 Show of hands Lapsed
46Separate vote on recital 25 Show of hands Lapsed
47Separate vote on recital 25 Show of hands Lapsed
48Separate vote on recital 27 Show of hands Lapsed
49Separate vote on recital 27 Show of hands Lapsed
50Separate vote on recital 30 Show of hands Lapsed
51Separate vote on recital 30 Show of hands Lapsed
52Separate vote on recital 31 Show of hands Lapsed
53Separate vote on recital 31 Show of hands Lapsed
54Separate vote on recital 33 Show of hands Lapsed
55Separate vote on recital 33 Show of hands Lapsed
56Final vote Commission proposal Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed

Roll calls requested by ECR, Patriots, ESN.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0045

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The EU talent pool is a proposed EU-wide platform to match jobseekers from non-EU countries with employers in the Union.

Parliament adopted its position on the law, backing the proposal with amendments.

The position calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends the proposal.

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation establishing an EU talent pool to match jobseekers from third countries with employers in all member states.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/0404(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Establishing an EU talent pool

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 12 May 2026 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 8 February 2024 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 19 March 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 26 March 2025 (done)
  4. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 3 December 2025 (done)
  5. Plenary vote · Adopted 10 March 2026 (done)
  6. Published as law · 12 May 2026 (done)

Lead committee: LIBE · Rapporteur: Abir AL-SAHLANI (Renew)

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Connections

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Sources & citation

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

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Establishing an EU talent pool”. Decision, 10 March 2026. votingId 186921, document A-10-2025-0045, reference 2023/0404(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/2?members=all (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-2026-03-10-2,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Establishing an EU talent pool}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/2?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/2?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 186921, document A-10-2025-0045, reference 2023/0404(COD). 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)}
}