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Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation

Effect
Adopted
Result
371 for · 146 against · 80 abstained roll call
Date
26 March 2026, 11:40
Kind
Resolution
More facts (8)
Margin
by a large majority
Source
Committee report by Chloé Ridel, Hildegard Bentele
Topics
Economy & single marketForeign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
2 votes · 1 roll call
Final vote
189210
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Result

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

Final vote: 371 for, 146 against, 80 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 adopted).

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 0Against 24Abst. 5No vote 17 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.74
GreensFor 31Against 9Abst. 5No vote 8 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.53
S&DFor 105Against 0Abst. 0No vote 30 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 66Against 0Abst. 0No vote 11 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 157Against 0Abst. 0No vote 27 of 184Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 8Against 19Abst. 40No vote 14 of 81Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.40
PatriotsFor 0Against 52Abst. 24No vote 9 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.53
ESNFor 1Against 23Abst. 2No vote 1 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.83
No groupFor 3Against 19Abst. 4No vote 4 of 30Majority 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, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 46

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
Austria136010.53
Belgium114250.47
Bulgaria104030.57
Cyprus3111—
Czechia611400.50
Germany6223190.58
Denmark123000.70
Estonia7000—
Spain35130120.59
Finland92220.54
France26370180.38
Greece95070.46
Croatia91020.85
Hungary019110.85
Ireland8105—
Italy25828150.19
Lithuania7022—
Luxembourg3201—
Latvia4401—
Malta4002—
Netherlands197140.56
Poland2461580.30
Portugal172110.78
Romania254040.79
Sweden104340.38
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia57120.31

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
Hildegard BENTELE GermanyEPPSpeeches226 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Chloé RIDEL FranceS&DSpeeches226 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPPSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&DSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Nicolas BAY FranceECRSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Pina PICIERNO changed group ItalyRenewSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESNSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPPSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&DSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Erik MARQUARDT GermanyGreensSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe LeftSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Assita KANKO BelgiumECRSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriotsSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&DSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenewSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenewSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPPSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Milan MAZUREK changed group SlovakiaESNSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECRSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Petras GRAŽULIS LithuaniaESNSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPPSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo groupSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Anthony SMITH FranceThe LeftSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Marc JONGEN GermanyESNSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESNSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreensSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPPSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Kristoffer STORM DenmarkECRSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriotsSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECRSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Dick ERIXON SwedenECRSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&DSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenewSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&DSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPPSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&DSpeeches126 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 2

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
1Vote on text inserted after paragraph 81 Counted499 for, 102 against, 29 abstained Adopted
2Final vote — text as a whole A10-0045/2026 – Chloé Ridel, Hildegard Bentele – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call371 for, 146 against, 80 abstained Adopted

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0045

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the Global Gateway strategy, assessing its past impacts and setting out a future direction.

The resolution calls for reforms to make the initiative more participatory and bottom-up, strengthening the role of partner countries, civil society, and local authorities.

It also urges giving the Global Gateway Board decision-making powers and increasing its meeting frequency, while enhancing parliamentary oversight.

The text asks for the reformed initiative to be codified in the next Global Europe regulation for 2028-2034.

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

The resolution assesses the Global Gateway strategy and calls for reforms to make it more demand-driven, transparent, and accountable, with a stronger role for the European Parliament and partner countries.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2073(INI) · Own-initiative report

Global Gateway -– past impacts and future orientation

Parliament adopted the text on 26 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 3 April 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 25 February 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 5 March 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 26 March 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFET · Authors: Chloé RIDEL (S&D), Hildegard BENTELE (EPP)

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). “Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation”. Decision, 26 March 2026. votingId 189210, document A-10-2026-0045, reference 2025/2073(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/19 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-26/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-26-19,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-26},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/19}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/19},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 189210, document A-10-2026-0045, reference 2025/2073(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26 (CC BY 4.0)}
}