Decision
The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 387 for · 191 against · 46 abstained roll call
- Date
- 29 April 2026, 14:53–14:58
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2239(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Konstantinos Arvanitis
- Topics
- EU institutions & ParliamentJustice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 32 votes · 32 roll calls · 20 amendments
- Requested by
- S&D (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · EPP (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Patriots (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 29 April 2026
- Final vote
- 190564
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 387 for, 191 against, 46 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 20 amendments (1 adopted, 19 rejected) and 11 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 1 rejected).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by ECR, Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 39 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 6 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.96 | |
| Greens | For 41 | Against 0 | Abst. 3 | No vote 9 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.90 | |
| S&D | For 107 | Against 0 | Abst. 13 | No vote 15 of 135 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.84 | |
| Renew | For 63 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 14 of 77 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 132 | Against 11 | Abst. 12 | No vote 30 of 185 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.78 | |
| ECR | For 0 | Against 67 | Abst. 10 | No vote 4 of 81 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.81 | |
| Patriots | For 0 | Against 73 | Abst. 1 | No vote 11 of 85 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 26 | Abst. 0 | No vote 1 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 5 | Against 14 | Abst. 6 | No vote 5 of 30 | 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, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 51
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 · 1 abstained of 40 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Nikos PAPPAS Greece
Greens line For · 3 abstained of 44 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Ana MIRANDA PAZ Spain
- Diana RIBA I GINER Spain
- Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ Spain
S&D line For · 13 abstained of 120 who voted
Abstained (13)
- Alicia HOMS GINEL Spain
- César LUENA Spain
- Cristina MAESTRE Spain
- Elena SANCHO MURILLO Spain
- Hana JALLOUL MURO Spain
- Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ Spain
- Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR Spain
- Leire PAJÍN Spain
- Lina GÁLVEZ Spain
- Marcos ROS SEMPERE Spain
- Maria GRAPINI Romania
- Rosa SERRANO SIERRA Spain
- Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ Spain
EPP line For · 11 voted against, 12 abstained of 155 who voted
Voted against (11)
- Ana Miguel PEDRO Portugal
- Branko GRIMS Slovenia
- Christophe GOMART France
- Ilia LAZAROV Bulgaria
- Massimiliano SALINI Italy
- Milan ZVER Slovenia
- Miriam LEXMANN Slovakia
- Nadine MORANO France
- Romana TOMC Slovenia
- Tomislav SOKOL Croatia
- Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ Slovenia
Abstained (12)
- Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE Sweden
- Andrey NOVAKOV Bulgaria
- Céline IMART France
- Christian DOLESCHAL Germany
- David CASA Malta
- Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ Poland
- Henrik DAHL Denmark
- Isabelle LE CALLENNEC France
- Kinga KOLLÁR Hungary
- Marco FALCONE Italy
- Monika HOHLMEIER Germany
- Paulius SAUDARGAS Lithuania
ECR line Against · 10 abstained of 77 who voted
Abstained (10)
- Assita KANKO Belgium
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
- Johan VAN OVERTVELDT Belgium
- Kris VAN DIJCK Belgium
- Ondřej KRUTÍLEK Czechia
- Reinis POZŅAKS Latvia
- Rihards KOLS Latvia
- Roberts ZĪLE Latvia
- Veronika VRECIONOVÁ Czechia
Patriots line Against · 1 abstained of 74 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Afroditi LATINOPOULOU Greece
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.53 |
| Belgium | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.57 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0.32 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Czechia | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Germany | 61 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 0.62 |
| Denmark | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.68 |
| Estonia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 29 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 0.35 |
| Finland | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.89 |
| France | 37 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 0.27 |
| Greece | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.47 |
| Croatia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | — |
| Hungary | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0.30 |
| Ireland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 35 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 0.28 |
| Lithuania | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.45 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Malta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Netherlands | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0.52 |
| Poland | 24 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0.25 |
| Portugal | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.78 |
| Romania | 16 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0.46 |
| Sweden | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.67 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0.54 |
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.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 29 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Pina PICIERNO changed group Italy | Renew | Speeches2 | 28 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Ilhan KYUCHYUK Bulgaria | Renew | Speeches2 | 28 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Dainius ŽALIMAS Lithuania | Renew | Speeches2 | 28 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI Poland | ECR | Speeches1 | 28 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Lukas MANDL Austria | EPP | Speeches1 | 28 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
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All votes on this decision, 32
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paragraph 5 — part 1 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 5/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘elected by their peers,’” | Roll call | 522 for, 62 against, 43 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: S&D |
| 2 | Paragraph 5 — part 2 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 5/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 373 for, 123 against, 114 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: S&D |
| 3 | Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 10 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – After § 10 – Am 18 | Roll call | 193 for, 409 against, 20 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
Show the other 31 votesShow the other 29 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Paragraph 5 — part 2 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 5/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 373 for, 123 against, 114 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: S&D |
| 3 | Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 10 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – After § 10 – Am 18 | Roll call | 193 for, 409 against, 20 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 13 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 13 – Am 1 | Roll call | 317 for, 275 against, 29 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 5 | Paragraph 15 — part 1 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 15/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘elected by their peers,’” | Roll call | 484 for, 78 against, 66 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: S&D |
| 6 | Paragraph 15 — part 2 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 15/2 Part voted on: “those words” | Roll call | 375 for, 130 against, 114 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots; split: S&D |
| 7 | Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 34 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – After § 34 – Am 19 | Roll call | 201 for, 420 against, 8 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 8 | Amendment 15 to paragraph 38 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 38 – Am 15 | Roll call | 206 for, 408 against, 10 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 9 | Amendment 16 to paragraph 44 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 44 – Am 16 | Roll call | 181 for, 419 against, 22 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 10 | Amendment 17 to paragraph 55 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 55 – Am 17 | Roll call | 200 for, 419 against, 7 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 11 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 65 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – After § 65 – Am 2 | Roll call | 194 for, 417 against, 15 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D, ECR |
| 12 | Amendment 3 to paragraph 77 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 77 – Am 3 | Roll call | 196 for, 422 against, 6 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D, ECR |
| 13 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 86 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – After § 86 – Am 4 | Roll call | 200 for, 411 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 14 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 91 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 91 – Am 5 | Roll call | 207 for, 406 against, 3 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 15 | Separate vote on paragraph 100 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 100 | Roll call | 357 for, 203 against, 45 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 16 | Separate vote on paragraph 101 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 101 | Roll call | 365 for, 168 against, 78 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: EPP |
| 17 | Separate vote on paragraph 102 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 102 | Roll call | 291 for, 240 against, 74 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: EPP |
| 18 | Amendment 6 to paragraph 103 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 103 – Am 6 | Roll call | 205 for, 419 against, 4 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 19 | Amendment 7 to paragraph 112 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 112 – Am 7 | Roll call | 207 for, 410 against, 9 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 20 | Paragraph 112 — part 1 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 112/1 Part voted on: “Reiterates the obligation of Member States to respect EU and international law in the field of migration and asylum on land and at sea;” | Roll call | 498 for, 80 against, 57 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: ECR, EPP |
| 21 | Paragraph 112 — part 2 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 112/2 Part voted on: ‘calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that migration and asylum policies, including the Pact on Migration and Asylum, are implemented in full compliance with the Charter, the principle of non-refoulement and the principle of responsibility-sharing to ensure that people’s rights to asylum and international protection are upheld;’ | Roll call | 408 for, 192 against, 22 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; split: ECR, EPP |
| 22 | Paragraph 112 — part 3 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 112/3 Part voted on: “reiterates that practices such as stopping asylum seekers and forcibly returning them to the country they entered from without carrying out an individual assessment, arbitrary detention and obstruction of humanitarian aid are contrary to EU and international law;” | Roll call | 284 for, 335 against, 6 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: EPP, S&D; split: ECR, EPP |
| 23 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 113 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – After § 113 – Am 8 | Roll call | 218 for, 401 against, 8 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 24 | Amendment 9 to paragraph 116 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 116 – Am 9 | Roll call | 188 for, 422 against, 14 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 25 | Separate vote on paragraph 117 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 117 | Roll call | 336 for, 261 against, 29 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: EPP |
| 26 | Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 118 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – After § 118 – Am 20 | Roll call | 197 for, 416 against, 9 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 27 | Amendment 10 to paragraph 126 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 126 – Am 10 | Roll call | 192 for, 418 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 28 | Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 155 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – After § 155 – Am 13 | Roll call | 282 for, 334 against, 14 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 29 | Amendment 11 to paragraph 168 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 168 – Am 11 | Roll call | 201 for, 419 against, 4 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 30 | Amendment 12 to paragraph 185 A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – § 185 – Am 12 | Roll call | 185 for, 426 against, 13 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 31 | Amendment 14 to recital R A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – Recital R – Am 14 | Roll call | 220 for, 399 against, 5 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 32 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0091/2026 – Konstantinos Arvanitis – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 387 for, 191 against, 46 abstained Adopted |
Roll calls requested by S&D, EPP, ECR, Patriots · split votes by S&D (2), EPP, ECR.
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted its resolution on the Commission's 2025 Rule of Law report, setting out its position on the state of rule of law in the EU.
The resolution calls for strengthening the Commission's reporting, protecting journalists and civil society, and ensuring EU funds do not facilitate rights violations.
It also urges EU institutions to respect rule of law obligations and to address socio-economic inequalities and racism as part of the rule of law agenda.
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This resolution responds to the Commission's 2025 Rule of Law report, covering justice systems, anti-corruption, media freedom, civil society, fundamental rights, the EU budget, the single market, enlargement, and the reporting process.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2239(INI) · Own-initiative report
The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report – annual report 2025
Parliament adopted the text on 29 April 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 27 November 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 14 April 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 16 April 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 29 April 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: LIBE · Author: Konstantinos ARVANITIS (The Left)
Connections
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report”. Decision, 29 April 2026. votingId 190564, document A-10-2026-0091, reference 2025/2239(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/25 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 29 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-29-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 29 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-29-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-29, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-29/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-04-29-25,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-04-29},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/25}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-29/25},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 190564, document A-10-2026-0091, reference 2025/2239(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-29-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-29-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-29 (CC BY 4.0)}
}