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Enhancing connectivity, preserving cultural heritage and driving local excellence in European tourism – destination management and regional tourism growth

Effect
Adopted
Result
439 for · 42 against · 129 abstained roll call
Date
28 April 2026, 14:32
Kind
Resolution
More facts (8)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2026-0078
Dossier
2025/2120(INI)
Source
Committee report by Daniel Attard
Topics
Transport & tourism Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
1 vote · 1 roll call
Sitting
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Final vote
190052
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

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

Final vote: 439 for, 42 against, 129 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; ECR, Patriots and ESN 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 40Against 0Abst. 1No vote 5 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
GreensFor 39Against 0Abst. 6No vote 8 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.80
S&DFor 118Against 0Abst. 0No vote 17 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 63Against 1Abst. 0No vote 13 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
EPPFor 150Against 1Abst. 3No vote 31 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
ECRFor 4Against 8Abst. 57No vote 12 of 81Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.74
PatriotsFor 8Against 26Abst. 38No vote 13 of 85Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.29
ESNFor 1Against 2Abst. 20No vote 4 of 27Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.80
No groupFor 16Against 4Abst. 4No vote 6 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, 27

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
Belgium113260.53
Bulgaria100340.65
Cyprus6000—
Czechia60960.40
Germany68114130.73
Denmark122100.70
Estonia6100—
Spain3845130.71
Finland131010.89
France39032100.32
Greece132420.53
Croatia8004—
Hungary140160.90
Ireland120021.00
Italy38621110.38
Lithuania7013—
Luxembourg5010—
Latvia5112—
Malta3003—
Netherlands186340.50
Poland2422250.25
Portugal180210.85
Romania192570.60
Sweden145020.61
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia110220.77

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.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&DSpeeches128 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECRSpeeches128 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 1

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
1Final vote on the motion for a resolution A10-0078/2026 – Daniel Attard – Motion for a resolution Roll call439 for, 42 against, 129 abstained Adopted

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0078

AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament adopted a resolution on enhancing connectivity, preserving cultural heritage, and driving local excellence in European tourism, focusing on destination management and regional tourism growth.

The resolution calls for a coherent EU tourism strategy, improved transport connectivity, support for sustainable destination management, and measures to address challenges like overtourism and short-term rentals.

It also emphasizes the role of cultural heritage, digital tools, and skills development in making tourism more sustainable and inclusive.

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

The report calls for an EU sustainable tourism strategy that enhances connectivity, empowers destinations, and invests in skills and culture, with a dedicated budget line and directorate-general.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2120(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 28 April 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 19 June 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 18 March 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 26 March 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 28 April 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: TRAN · Author: Daniel ATTARD (S&D)

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.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/15
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Enhancing connectivity, preserving cultural heritage and driving local excellence in European tourism – destination management and regional tourism growth”. Decision, 28 April 2026. votingId 190052, document A-10-2026-0078, reference 2025/2120(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/15 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-28/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-04-28-15,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Enhancing connectivity, preserving cultural heritage and driving local excellence in European tourism – destination management and regional tourism growth}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/15}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/15},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 190052, document A-10-2026-0078, reference 2025/2120(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
}