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Decision

Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions

Effect
Adopted
Result
404 for · 102 against · 67 abstained roll call
Date
30 April 2026, 13:27
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Source
Committee report by Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska
Topics
EU budget & fundsJobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
12 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by
Members (4 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Final vote
190658
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Result

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

Final vote: 404 for, 102 against, 67 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 11 parts of the text voted on separately (8 adopted, 3 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by ECR, Patriots and ESN.

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 35Against 0Abst. 0No vote 11 of 46Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 45Against 0Abst. 0No vote 8 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 110Against 0Abst. 0No vote 25 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 58Against 0Abst. 6No vote 13 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.86
EPPFor 119Against 2Abst. 7No vote 57 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.89
ECRFor 1Against 38Abst. 32No vote 10 of 81Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.30
PatriotsFor 27Against 32Abst. 12No vote 14 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.18
ESNFor 0Against 22Abst. 2No vote 3 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.88
No groupFor 9Against 8Abst. 8No vote 5 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, 17

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
Austria116030.47
Belgium153220.63
Bulgaria93050.63
Cyprus1005—
Czechia65910.17
Germany58149150.57
Denmark92310.46
Estonia6100—
Spain3642180.79
Finland110041.00
France6713100.92
Greece460110.40
Croatia5106—
Hungary650100.32
Ireland130011.00
Italy33128140.30
Lithuania73100.45
Luxembourg5100—
Latvia2115—
Malta0006—
Netherlands177430.41
Poland2425040.27
Portugal132240.65
Romania175290.56
Sweden144030.67
Slovenia7002—
Slovakia82140.59

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.

573 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
Adam BIELAN PolandECR Against
Adam JARUBAS PolandEPP For
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D For
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECR Abstained
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots Against
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR Against
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots For
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR Abstained
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Against
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR Against
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens For
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots For
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens For
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenEPP Against
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D For
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ SpainGreens For
Ana VASCONCELOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalRenew Abstained
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriots Against
András Tivadar KULJA HungaryEPP For
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES PortugalS&D For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots For
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas GLÜCK GermanyRenew 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 For
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Against
Anja HAZEKAMP NetherlandsThe Left For
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots Against
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots Abstained
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR Against
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON FinlandRenew For
Annamária VICSEK HungaryPatriots Against
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots For
Anouk VAN BRUG voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Abstained
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left For
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR Abstained
Antonín STANĚK CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots Against
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN IrelandS&D For
Arba KOKALARI SwedenEPP For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR Against
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Against
Asger CHRISTENSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkRenew Abstained
Assita KANKO BelgiumECR Abstained
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Against
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECR Against
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Against
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Barry COWEN IrelandRenew For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR Against
Beatrice TIMGREN SwedenECR Against
Benedetta SCUDERI ItalyGreens For
Benoit CASSART BelgiumRenew For
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECR Against
Biljana BORZAN CroatiaS&D For
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR Against
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group For
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
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left For
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe Left For
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens For
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots For
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D For
Céline IMART FranceEPP For
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Charlie WEIMERS SwedenECR Against
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR Abstained
Chloé RIDEL FranceS&D For
Christian DOLESCHAL voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Abstained
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christine SINGER GermanyRenew For
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots For
Christophe CLERGEAU FranceS&D For
Christophe GOMART FranceEPP For
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew For
Ciaran MULLOOLY IrelandRenew For
Claire FITA FranceS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU RomaniaECR Against
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECR Against
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreens For
Cristina MAESTRE SpainS&D For
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR HungaryPatriots Against
Csaba MOLNÁR HungaryS&D For
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens For
Damien CARÊME FranceThe Left For
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR Against
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe Left For
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dario TAMBURRANO ItalyThe Left For
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CORMAND FranceGreens For
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR Abstained
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ RomaniaNo group Against
Diana RIBA I GINER SpainGreens For
Dick ERIXON SwedenECR Against
Diego SOLIER SpainECR Abstained
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI PolandECR Against
Dóra DÁVID HungaryEPP For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA FinlandS&D For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&D For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyRenew For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left For
Emma RAFOWICZ FranceS&D For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS GreeceECR Against
Engin EROGLU GermanyRenew For
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D For
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPP For
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&D For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe Left For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&D For
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK PolandPatriots Against
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group Abstained
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots For
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgNo group Against
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots For
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR Abstained
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR Abstained
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&D For
François-Xavier BELLAMY FranceEPP For
Friedrich PÜRNER GermanyNo group Abstained
Gabriel MATO SpainEPP For
Gabriela FIREA RomaniaS&D For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gabriella GERZSENYI HungaryEPP For
Gaetano PEDULLA' ItalyThe Left For
Galato ALEXANDRAKI GreeceECR Against
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Against
Georgia TRAMACERE ItalyS&D For
Georgiana TEODORESCU RomaniaECR For
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots Against
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gerolf ANNEMANS BelgiumPatriots Against
Gheorghe FALCĂ RomaniaEPP For
Gheorghe PIPEREA RomaniaECR Against
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots For
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR Abstained
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giuseppe MILAZZO ItalyECR Abstained
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens For
Grégory ALLIONE FranceRenew For
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Against
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D For
György HÖLVÉNYI HungaryPatriots Against
Hana JALLOUL MURO SpainS&D For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left For
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line PolandEPP Against
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens For
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Against
Harald VILIMSKY AustriaPatriots Against
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&D For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenew For
Henrik DAHL voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkEPP Abstained
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 For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV BulgariaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D For
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left For
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D For
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESN Against
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ SpainThe Left For
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella TOVAGLIERI ItalyPatriots Abstained
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN Against
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR Against
Jaak MADISON EstoniaECR Against
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR Against
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR Against
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew For
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group Abstained
Jana TOOM EstoniaRenew For
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI PolandEPP For
Jaroslav BŽOCH CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaroslav KNOT CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D For
Jean-Paul GARRAUD FrancePatriots For
Jens GIESEKE voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Abstained
Jérémy DECERLE FranceRenew For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN NetherlandsECR Abstained
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR Against
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalRenew Abstained
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe Left For
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D For
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left For
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots For
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots Against
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS SpainPatriots Against
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
José CEPEDA SpainS&D For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots For
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots For
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO FinlandThe Left For
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&D For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group For
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group Abstained
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe Left For
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&D For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens For
Kinga KOLLÁR HungaryEPP For
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens For
Klára DOBREV HungaryS&D For
Klara DOSTALOVA CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR Against
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Against
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR Abstained
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D For
Kristoffer STORM 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 FranceECR Abstained
Laurent CASTILLO FrancePatriots For
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group Against
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left For
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&D For
Lena DÜPONT GermanyEPP For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens For
Leoluca ORLANDO ItalyGreens For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPP For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group Abstained
Lucia ANNUNZIATA ItalyS&D For
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew For
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS RomaniaNo group Against
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Lukas SIEPER GermanyRenew For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Luke Ming FLANAGAN IrelandThe Left For
Lynn BOYLAN IrelandThe Left For
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR Against
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Majbritt BIRKHOLM DenmarkPatriots Against
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR Against
Malik AZMANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsRenew Abstained
Malika SOREL FranceNo group For
Manfred WEBER GermanyEPP For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left For
Manuela RIPA GermanyEPP For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe Left For
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESN Against
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco TARQUINIO ItalyS&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 WALSH IrelandEPP For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group For
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR Abstained
Marie DAUCHY FrancePatriots For
Marie TOUSSAINT FranceGreens For
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN GermanyRenew For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots For
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left For
Mario FURORE ItalyThe Left For
Mario MANTOVANI ItalyECR Abstained
Marion MARÉCHAL FranceECR Abstained
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR Against
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Marko VEŠLIGAJ CroatiaS&D For
Markus FERBER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyEPP Abstained
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR Against
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens For
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenew For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe Left For
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group For
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens For
Mary KHAN GermanyESN Against
Massimiliano SALINI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyEPP Abstained
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots For
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&D For
Matteo RICCI ItalyS&D For
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Mélissa CAMARA FranceGreens For
Merja KYLLÖNEN FinlandThe Left For
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Abstained
Michał DWORCZYK PolandECR Against
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA CyprusEPP For
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
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriots Against
Monika BEŇOVÁ SlovakiaNo group For
Moritz KÖRNER GermanyRenew For
Morten LØKKEGAARD voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkRenew Abstained
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&D For
Nadine MORANO FranceEPP For
Nathalie LOISEAU FranceRenew For
Nela RIEHL GermanyGreens For
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR Abstained
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolas BAY FranceECR Against
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES SpainS&D For
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 For
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Against
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&D For
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR Abstained
Nora MEBAREK FranceS&D For
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenew For
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group Against
Ondřej KNOTEK CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECR Against
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left For
Pál SZEKERES HungaryPatriots Against
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots Abstained
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR Abstained
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens For
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots For
Pasquale TRIDICO ItalyThe Left For
Patryk JAKI PolandECR Against
Paulius SAUDARGAS voted otherwise than their group's clear line LithuaniaEPP Abstained
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Per CLAUSEN DenmarkThe Left For
Pernando BARRENA ARZA SpainThe Left For
Petar VOLGIN BulgariaESN Against
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESN Against
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots Against
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Petras GRAŽULIS LithuaniaESN Against
Philippe OLIVIER FrancePatriots For
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots For
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots For
Pietro FIOCCHI ItalyECR Abstained
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA SpainEPP For
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D For
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots 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
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinhold LOPATKA AustriaEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens For
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR Abstained
René AUST GermanyESN Against
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left For
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyESN Abstained
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots For
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Against
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D For
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left For
Ruggero RAZZA ItalyECR Abstained
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Abstained
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sander SMIT NetherlandsECR Abstained
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens For
Sarah KNAFO voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceESN Abstained
Saskia BRICMONT BelgiumGreens For
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe Left For
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA RomaniaECR Abstained
Sergey LAGODINSKY GermanyGreens For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots For
Sibylle BERG GermanyNo group For
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESN Against
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots Abstained
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sofie ERIKSSON SwedenS&D For
Sophie WILMÈS BelgiumRenew For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Against
Stanisław TYSZKA PolandESN Against
Stefan KÖHLER GermanyEPP For
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D For
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR Abstained
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN FranceRenew For
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR Against
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ SpainEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots Abstained
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew For
Taner KABILOV BulgariaNo group For
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots For
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Abstained
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots Against
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens For
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreens For
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots Against
Tomáš KUBÍN CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaEPP Abstained
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Against
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Against
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D For
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left For
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots For
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR Against
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ SpainGreens For
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
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 For
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS LithuaniaGreens For
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D For
Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU RomaniaRenew For
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreens For
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH GermanyESN Against
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Waldemar BUDA PolandECR Against
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI LithuaniaECR Against
Willemien KONING NetherlandsEPP For
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE BelgiumRenew For
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPP For

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
Pina PICIERNO changed group ItalyRenewSpeeches330 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Christophe HANSEN LuxembourgEPPSpeeches230 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Not in office
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&DSpeeches230 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&DSpeeches230 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Joachim STREIT GermanyRenewSpeeches230 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriotsSpeeches230 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPPSpeeches230 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPPSpeeches230 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Maria GRAPINI RomaniaS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriotsSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Cristina MAESTRE SpainS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ SpainGreensSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Petras GRAŽULIS LithuaniaESNSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenewSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriotsSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPPSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group No vote recorded
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESNSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESNSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe LeftSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Lukas SIEPER changed group GermanyRenewSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreensSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe LeftSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Catarina MARTINS PortugalThe LeftSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES PortugalS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPPSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE SwedenEPPSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Beatrice TIMGREN SwedenECRSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECRSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ RomaniaNo groupSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Cristina GUARDA ItalyGreensSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPPSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenewSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPPSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&DSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Gabriel MATO SpainEPPSpeeches130 Apr 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 12

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
1Paragraph 10 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘stresses that gender budgeting enables the identification and correction of funding gaps that disadvantage women entrepreneurs, particularly in rural, island and outermost regions;’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
2Paragraph 10 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Counted262 for, 291 against, 25 abstained RejectedRequested bysplit: Members
3Paragraph 34 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Recalls that, in its special report no 10/21 on gender mainstreaming in the EU budget, the European Court of Auditors found that the Commission had not adequately implemented gender mainstreaming and had made insufficient use of sex-disaggregated data and indicators; highlights, in particular, that the European Court of Auditors regretted that the CAP direct payments system left “no scope for positive action regarding women” and noted that there was “a clear need for a gender analysis of income support paid to farmers through direct payments, including income distribution and its relation with land ownership, eligible land, and recipients of payments”; notes that, as women’s farms are on average smaller than men’s, a surface-based direct payment system necessarily disadvantages women farmers; is deeply concerned that next to no improvements have been made in this regard, neither in the current CAP, nor in the draft published on 16 July 2025;’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Paragraph 10 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Counted262 for, 291 against, 25 abstained RejectedRequested bysplit: Members
3Paragraph 34 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Recalls that, in its special report no 10/21 on gender mainstreaming in the EU budget, the European Court of Auditors found that the Commission had not adequately implemented gender mainstreaming and had made insufficient use of sex-disaggregated data and indicators; highlights, in particular, that the European Court of Auditors regretted that the CAP direct payments system left “no scope for positive action regarding women” and noted that there was “a clear need for a gender analysis of income support paid to farmers through direct payments, including income distribution and its relation with land ownership, eligible land, and recipients of payments”; notes that, as women’s farms are on average smaller than men’s, a surface-based direct payment system necessarily disadvantages women farmers; is deeply concerned that next to no improvements have been made in this regard, neither in the current CAP, nor in the draft published on 16 July 2025;’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Paragraph 34 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “calls on the Commission to implement gender-responsive budgeting across all of its programmes to ensure women and men benefit equally from public spending, including under the CAP;”Counted278 for, 289 against, 18 abstained RejectedRequested bysplit: Members
5Paragraph 70 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘rights and’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
6Paragraph 70 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
7Separate vote on paragraph 71 Show of hands Adopted
8Separate vote on paragraph 87 Counted253 for, 322 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byseparate: Members
9Recital C — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights’ and ‘including access to safe and legal abortion care’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
10Recital C — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “and rights”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
11Recital C — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “including access to safe and legal abortion care”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
12Final vote — text as a whole A10-0058/2026 – Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call404 for, 102 against, 67 abstained Adopted

split votes by Members (4) · separate votes by Members.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0058

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Parliament adopted a resolution on women's entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions, addressing barriers such as access to finance, childcare, transport, and digital infrastructure.

The text calls for gender mainstreaming across rural development, cohesion, digital, and agricultural policies, and for collecting gender-disaggregated data.

It urges the Commission and member states to ensure post-2027 funding for women's entrepreneurship under CAP, Horizon Europe, and Digital Europe.

The resolution also highlights the need for accessible support systems for victims of gender-based violence in rural areas.

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This resolution addresses women's entrepreneurship in rural, island, mountainous, and outermost regions. It calls for improved access to funding, education, digital infrastructure, and support services, and for gender mainstreaming across EU policies and budgets.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2124(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 30 April 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 23 January 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 26 February 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 13 April 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 30 April 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: FEMM · Author: Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA (EPP)

Connections

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

Show 17 connections: Running issue: Gender Equality Strategy · Running issue: EU fundamental rights · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: Gender Equality Strategy

Running issue: EU fundamental rights

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
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Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions”. Decision, 30 April 2026. votingId 190658, document A-10-2026-0058, reference 2024/2124(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/8?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 30 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 30 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-30, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-30/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-04-30-8,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-30},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/8?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-30/8?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 190658, document A-10-2026-0058, reference 2024/2124(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-30 (CC BY 4.0)}
}