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Decision

EU enlargement strategy

Effect
Adopted
Result
385 for · 147 against · 98 abstained roll call
Date
11 March 2026, 13:06–13:07
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a clear majority
Source
Committee report by Petras Auštrevičius
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
4 votes · 4 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by
Renew (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call) · Members (1 roll call)
Final vote
186518
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Result

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

Final vote: 385 for, 147 against, 98 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a clear majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

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

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by The Left, 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).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 7Against 22Abst. 14No vote 3 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.27
GreensFor 47Against 0Abst. 0No vote 6 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 107Against 3Abst. 8No vote 17 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.86
RenewFor 68Against 0Abst. 1No vote 7 of 76Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
EPPFor 147Against 8Abst. 10No vote 19 of 184Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.84
ECRFor 7Against 11Abst. 56No vote 7 of 81Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.64
PatriotsFor 0Against 57Abst. 5No vote 22 of 84Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.88
ESNFor 0Against 24Abst. 1No vote 3 of 28Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.94
No groupFor 2Against 22Abst. 3No vote 4 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, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 54

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
Belgium125410.36
Bulgaria74420.20
Cyprus1311—
Czechia74820.13
Germany6721250.62
Denmark131010.89
Estonia5011—
Spain3863130.71
Finland140100.90
France23351220.39
Greece613020.53
Croatia2073—
Hungary27012—
Ireland83120.50
Italy3283330.18
Lithuania90200.73
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia8100—
Malta0141—
Netherlands207310.50
Poland2361950.22
Portugal164100.64
Romania240360.83
Sweden163020.76
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia58020.42

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.

630 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 Abstained
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D For
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots Against
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR Abstained
Aldo PATRICIELLO ItalyPatriots Against
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR Abstained
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alex AGIUS SALIBA voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaS&D Abstained
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Against
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR Abstained
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots Against
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens For
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana Miguel PEDRO voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalEPP Abstained
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
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 Against
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots Against
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots Against
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens For
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenew For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR Abstained
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON FinlandRenew For
Annalisa CORRADO ItalyS&D For
Anouk VAN BRUG NetherlandsRenew For
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left Against
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR Abstained
Antonín STANĚK CzechiaPatriots Against
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots Against
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left Against
Arba KOKALARI SwedenEPP For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR Abstained
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Against
Asger CHRISTENSEN DenmarkRenew For
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Against
Aura SALLA FinlandEPP For
Aurelijus VERYGA voted otherwise than their group's clear line LithuaniaECR For
Aurore LALUCQ FranceS&D For
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Against
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS NetherlandsRenew For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR Abstained
Beatrice TIMGREN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens For
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECR Abstained
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR Abstained
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group Against
Branko GRIMS SloveniaEPP For
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 Abstained
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECR Abstained
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left Abstained
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left Against
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
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Charlie WEIMERS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR Abstained
Chloé RIDEL FranceS&D For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D For
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christine SCHNEIDER GermanyEPP For
Christine SINGER GermanyRenew For
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots Against
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 MANDA RomaniaS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR Abstained
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&D For
Cristian TERHEŞ voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaECR For
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreens 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-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel ATTARD voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaS&D Abstained
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR Abstained
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe Left Abstained
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dario NARDELLA ItalyS&D For
Dario TAMBURRANO ItalyThe Left Abstained
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaEPP Against
David CORMAND FranceGreens For
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Davor Ivo STIER voted otherwise than their group's clear line CroatiaEPP Abstained
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR Abstained
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana RIBA I GINER SpainGreens For
Dick ERIXON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Against
Diego SOLIER SpainECR Abstained
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dirk GOTINK voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsEPP Against
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Dragoş BENEA RomaniaS&D For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA FinlandS&D For
Elena KOUNTOURA GreeceThe Left Against
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Elena YONCHEVA BulgariaNo group Abstained
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elio DI RUPO voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumS&D Abstained
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyRenew For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emil RADEV BulgariaEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left Against
Emma WIESNER SwedenRenew For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceECR Against
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP For
Engin EROGLU GermanyRenew 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 Abstained
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA SpainEPP For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe Left Abstained
Eugen TOMAC RomaniaRenew For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&D For
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 Against
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR Abstained
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR Abstained
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
Gabriel MATO SpainEPP For
Gabriela FIREA RomaniaS&D For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gaetano PEDULLA' ItalyThe Left Abstained
Galato ALEXANDRAKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceECR Against
Geadis GEADI voted otherwise than their group's clear line CyprusECR Against
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Against
Georgia TRAMACERE ItalyS&D For
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 Abstained
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots Against
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giorgos GEORGIOU CyprusThe Left Against
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR Abstained
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe Left Abstained
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giuseppe MILAZZO ItalyECR Abstained
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens For
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Against
Guillaume PELTIER voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR Against
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D For
György HÖLVÉNYI HungaryPatriots Against
Hana JALLOUL MURO SpainS&D For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left For
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 DenmarkEPP For
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 Abstained
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaEPP Against
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
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 Abstained
Jaak MADISON EstoniaECR Abstained
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR Abstained
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew For
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group Against
Jana NAGYOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Against
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandEPP Abstained
Jaroslav BŽOCH voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
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 NetherlandsRenew For
Jens GEIER GermanyS&D For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jérémy DECERLE FranceRenew For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN NetherlandsECR Abstained
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Joachim STREIT GermanyRenew For
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO PortugalRenew For
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe Left Against
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D For
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT BelgiumECR Abstained
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left For
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
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left For
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens For
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Karlo RESSLER voted otherwise than their group's clear line CroatiaEPP Abstained
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&D For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group Against
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe Left Against
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&D For
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens For
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens For
Klára DOBREV HungaryS&D For
Klara DOSTALOVA voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left Against
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR Abstained
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Against
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR Abstained
Kristian VIGENIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaS&D Abstained
Kristoffer STORM voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkECR Against
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK PolandS&D For
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR Abstained
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurence TROCHU voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR Against
Laurent CASTILLO FrancePatriots 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 For
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 Abstained
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Lukas SIEPER GermanyNo group For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Luke Ming FLANAGAN IrelandThe Left Against
Lynn BOYLAN IrelandThe Left Against
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR Abstained
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR Abstained
Malik AZMANI NetherlandsRenew For
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 Abstained
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots Against
Maria GRAPINI RomaniaS&D For
Maria GUZENINA FinlandS&D For
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D For
Maria OHISALO FinlandGreens For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group Against
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR Abstained
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 Abstained
Mario MANTOVANI ItalyECR Abstained
Marion MARÉCHAL voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR Against
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Marko VEŠLIGAJ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CroatiaS&D Abstained
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN Against
Markus FERBER GermanyEPP For
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR Abstained
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin GÜNTHER GermanyThe Left Abstained
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
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots Against
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe Left For
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA voted otherwise than their group's clear line IrelandRenew Abstained
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Against
Michał DWORCZYK PolandECR Abstained
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA voted otherwise than their group's clear line CyprusEPP Abstained
Michele PICARO ItalyECR Abstained
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 Abstained
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA RomaniaEPP For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriots Against
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPP For
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
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens For
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR Abstained
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ RomaniaGreens For
Nicolas BAY voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR Against
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE SpainEPP For
Niels Flemming HANSEN DenmarkEPP For
Niels FUGLSANG DenmarkS&D For
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaNo group Abstained
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Against
Nikolina BRNJAC voted otherwise than their group's clear line CroatiaEPP Abstained
Nikos PAPANDREOU voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceS&D Against
Nikos PAPPAS GreeceThe Left Against
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR Abstained
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenew For
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Olivier CHASTEL BelgiumRenew For
Ondřej KNOTEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaECR For
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left Against
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots Against
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR Abstained
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens For
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pasquale TRIDICO ItalyThe Left Abstained
Patryk JAKI PolandECR Abstained
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Per CLAUSEN DenmarkThe Left For
Petar VOLGIN BulgariaESN Against
Peter AGIUS voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaEPP Abstained
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESN Against
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots Against
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Petras GRAŽULIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line LithuaniaESN Abstained
Philippe OLIVIER FrancePatriots Against
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots Against
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots Against
Pietro FIOCCHI ItalyECR Abstained
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA SpainEPP For
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR Abstained
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 voted otherwise than their group's clear line LatviaECR For
René AUST GermanyESN Against
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS voted otherwise than their group's clear line LatviaECR For
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left Against
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyESN Against
Roberts ZĪLE voted otherwise than their group's clear line LatviaECR For
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Against
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D For
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left Against
Ruggero RAZZA ItalyECR Abstained
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Against
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceS&D Against
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sander SMIT NetherlandsECR Abstained
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sandro RUOTOLO ItalyS&D For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens For
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens For
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe Left For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECR Abstained
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaECR For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Sibylle BERG GermanyNo group For
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESN Against
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots Against
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sofie ERIKSSON SwedenS&D For
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 Abstained
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN FranceRenew For
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CroatiaEPP Abstained
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ SpainEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots Against
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew For
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens For
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas BAJADA voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaS&D Abstained
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 Abstained
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Against
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Tomislav SOKOL voted otherwise than their group's clear line CroatiaEPP Abstained
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Against
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Tsvetelina PENKOVA voted otherwise than their group's clear line BulgariaS&D Abstained
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left Abstained
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots Against
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS GreeceEPP For
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR Abstained
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
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS LithuaniaGreens For
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D For
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH GermanyESN Against
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Waldemar BUDA PolandECR Abstained
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI LithuaniaECR Abstained
Willemien KONING NetherlandsEPP For
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Yannis MANIATIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line GreeceS&D Against
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe Left Abstained
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE BelgiumRenew For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ SloveniaEPP For
Željana ZOVKO voted otherwise than their group's clear line CroatiaEPP Abstained
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
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches111 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenewSpeeches210 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriotsSpeeches210 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPPSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
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MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe LeftSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenewSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Anders VISTISEN DenmarkPatriotsSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreensSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Tomislav SOKOL CroatiaEPPSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECRSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreensSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPPSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPPSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenewSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenewSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPPSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPPSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPPSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPPSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECRSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenewSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenewSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Viktória FERENC HungaryPatriotsSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Annamária VICSEK HungaryPatriotsSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Fernand KARTHEISER changed group LuxembourgNo groupSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESNSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe LeftSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreensSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo groupSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriotsSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESNSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECRSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenewSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA RomaniaECRSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe LeftSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESNSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECRSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR HungaryPatriotsSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECRSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPPSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPPSpeeches110 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.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendment 1 A10-0016/2026 – Petras Auštrevičius – Alternative motion for a resolution – Am 1 Roll call66 for, 523 against, 32 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
2Separate vote on paragraph 32 A10-0016/2026 – Petras Auštrevičius – § 32 Roll call301 for, 300 against, 24 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members, Renew
3Separate vote on paragraph 33 A10-0016/2026 – Petras Auštrevičius – § 33 Roll call268 for, 328 against, 33 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members, Renew
4Final vote — text as a whole A10-0016/2026 – Petras Auštrevičius – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call385 for, 147 against, 98 abstained Adopted
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 32 A10-0016/2026 – Petras Auštrevičius – § 32 Roll call301 for, 300 against, 24 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members, Renew
3Separate vote on paragraph 33 A10-0016/2026 – Petras Auštrevičius – § 33 Roll call268 for, 328 against, 33 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members, Renew
4Final vote — text as a whole A10-0016/2026 – Petras Auštrevičius – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call385 for, 147 against, 98 abstained Adopted

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Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0016

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Parliament adopted its position on the EU enlargement strategy, which covers candidate countries and the accession process.

The resolution stresses that enlargement is merit-based and that progress depends on irreversible reforms in rule of law and democratic institutions.

It also highlights the strategic importance of enlargement for security and prosperity, and notes the need to counter interference from Russia and China.

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Parliament's resolution on the EU enlargement strategy reiterates that enlargement is a strategic investment in security and stability, and that accession must remain merit-based and reversible.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2110(INI) · Own-initiative report

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

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  1. Referred to committee · 19 June 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 28 January 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 5 February 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 11 March 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFET · Author: Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS (Renew)

Connections

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

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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). “EU enlargement strategy”. Decision, 11 March 2026. votingId 186518, document A-10-2026-0016, reference 2025/2110(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/9?members=all (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-2026-03-11-9,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{EU enlargement strategy}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-11},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/9?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-11/9?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 186518, document A-10-2026-0016, reference 2025/2110(INI). 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)}
}