Decision

Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission

Effect: Adopted
Result: 446 for · 100 against · 72 abstained roll call
Date: 11 March 2026, 12:43
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-10-2026-0031
Dossier: 2025/2243(ACI)
Source: Committee report by Sven Simon
Topics: EU institutions & Parliament Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 4 votes · 1 roll call
Sitting: Wednesday 11 March 2026
Final vote: 186645

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-10-2026-0031
Dossier: 2025/2243(ACI)
Source: Committee report by Sven Simon
Topics: EU institutions & Parliament Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 4 votes · 1 roll call
Sitting: Wednesday 11 March 2026
Final vote: 186645

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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.

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 2 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by Patriots and ESN; ECR 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).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 38	Against 0	Abst. 3	No vote 5 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.89
Greens	For 46	Against 1	Abst. 0	No vote 6 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.97
S&D	For 116	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 19 of 135	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 68	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 8 of 76	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 163	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 21 of 184	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
ECR	For 1	Against 21	Abst. 52	No vote 7 of 81	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained	Cohesion 0.55
Patriots	For 0	Against 53	Abst. 9	No vote 22 of 84	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.78
ESN	For 0	Against 21	Abst. 0	No vote 7 of 28	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 1.00
No group	For 14	Against 4	Abst. 8	No vote 5 of 31	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, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 35

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.

The Left line For · 3 abstained of 41 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Irene MONTERO Spain
- Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ Spain
- Marc BOTENGA Belgium
Greens line For · 1 voted against of 47 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Katrin LANGENSIEPEN Germany
ECR line Abstained · 22 voted for or against of 74 who voted
Voted for or against (22)
- Adam BIELAN Poland
- Anna ZALEWSKA Poland
- Arkadiusz MULARCZYK Poland
- Beata SZYDŁO Poland
- Bogdan RZOŃCA Poland
- Daniel OBAJTEK Poland
- Dominik TARCZYŃSKI Poland
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
- Georgiana TEODORESCU Romania
- Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA Poland
- Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI Poland
- Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI Poland
- Maciej WĄSIK Poland
- Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA Poland
- Mariusz KAMIŃSKI Poland
- Marlena MALĄG Poland
- Michał DWORCZYK Poland
- Patryk JAKI Poland
- Piotr MÜLLER Poland
- Waldemar BUDA Poland
- Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI Lithuania
Patriots line Against · 9 abstained of 62 who voted
Abstained (9)
- Afroditi LATINOPOULOU Greece
- António TÂNGER CORRÊA Portugal
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ Portugal

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).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	14	0	6	0	0.55
Belgium	15	3	3	1	0.57
Bulgaria	11	3	1	2	0.60
Cyprus	4	0	1	1	—
Czechia	7	7	4	3	0.08
Germany	71	12	4	8	0.72
Denmark	13	1	1	0	0.80
Estonia	5	0	0	2	—
Spain	38	4	4	14	0.74
Finland	14	0	1	0	0.90
France	36	17	4	24	0.45
Greece	12	4	3	2	0.45
Croatia	9	0	0	3	—
Hungary	2	7	0	12	—
Ireland	9	0	0	5	—
Italy	41	8	22	5	0.37
Lithuania	8	2	1	0	0.59
Luxembourg	5	1	0	0	—
Latvia	5	1	3	0	—
Malta	5	0	0	1	—
Netherlands	22	5	3	1	0.60
Poland	23	23	0	7	0.25
Portugal	19	0	2	0	0.86
Romania	23	0	6	4	0.69
Sweden	16	0	3	2	0.76
Slovenia	8	0	0	1	—
Slovakia	11	2	0	2	0.77

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.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Roberta METSOLA Malta	EPP	Speeches2	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Sven SIMON Germany	EPP	Speeches4	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Lukas MANDL Austria	EPP	Speeches3	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Petr BYSTRON Germany	ESN	Speeches3	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Against
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT Netherlands	Greens	Speeches3	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Virginie JORON France	Patriots	Speeches2	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Against

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Debate speakers, continued
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Sophie WILMÈS Belgium	Renew	Speeches2	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Enikő GYŐRI Hungary	Patriots	Speeches2	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Against
Maria GRAPINI Romania	S&D	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Gerolf ANNEMANS Belgium	Patriots	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Against
Lynn BOYLAN Ireland	The Left	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Christine ANDERSON Germany	ESN	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	Against
Bogdan RZOŃCA Poland	ECR	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Against
Jean-Paul GARRAUD France	Patriots	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	Against
Salvatore DE MEO Italy	EPP	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Sandro GOZI France	Renew	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland	ECR	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Abstained
Maria ZACHARIA Greece	No group	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Abstained
Joachim STREIT Germany	Renew	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Piotr MÜLLER Poland	ECR	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	Against
Adrian-George AXINIA Romania	ECR	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Abstained
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ Slovakia	No group	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR Spain	S&D	Speeches1	9 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For

All votes on this decision, 4

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.	Vote	Recorded	Result
1	Separate vote on paragraph 2, indent 2	Counted	277 for, 305 against, 8 abstained Rejected
2	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4	Show of hands	Adopted
3	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4	Show of hands	Rejected
4	Final vote — text as a whole A10-0031/2026 – Sven Simon – Proposal for a decision (as a whole)	Roll call	446 for, 100 against, 72 abstained Adopted

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result
2	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4	Show of hands	Adopted
3	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4	Show of hands	Rejected
4	Final vote — text as a whole A10-0031/2026 – Sven Simon – Proposal for a decision (as a whole)	Roll call	446 for, 100 against, 72 abstained Adopted

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0031

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Parliament approved a revised agreement with the Commission that updates how the two institutions cooperate, aiming to strengthen democratic scrutiny and political accountability.

The agreement includes commitments on equal treatment of Parliament and the Council, timely information on initiatives, and the presence of Commissioners in plenary and committees.

It also strengthens Parliament's right to request legislation and improves oversight of emergency measures and international agreements.

Parliament instructed its President to sign the agreement and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal.

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The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament approves the revised Framework Agreement on relations with the Commission, which strengthens democratic accountability, transparency, and Parliament's oversight role.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2243(ACI) · Interinstitutional agreement

Parliament adopted the text on 11 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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Referred to committee · 9 February 2026 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 24 February 2026 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 27 February 2026 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 11 March 2026 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFCO · Author: Sven SIMON (EPP)

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Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/5
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 March 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 11 March 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-11
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission”. Decision, 11 March 2026. votingId 186645, document A-10-2026-0031, reference 2025/2243(ACI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/5 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 11 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-11, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-11/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-11-5,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-11},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/5}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/5},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 186645, document A-10-2026-0031, reference 2025/2243(ACI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-11-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-11 (CC BY 4.0)}
}