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Decision

Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response

Effect
Adopted
Result
347 for · 165 against · 25 abstained roll call
Date
20 May 2026, 13:45–13:52
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Source
Motion for a resolution
Topics
Justice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
40 votes · 20 roll calls · 7 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (4 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ECR (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 separate vote) · ESN (1 roll call)
Final vote
193026
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Result

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

Final vote: 347 for, 165 against, 25 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 7 amendments (7 rejected) and 32 parts of the text voted on separately (24 adopted, 6 rejected, 2 lapsed).

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 27Against 1Abst. 10No vote 7 of 45Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.57
GreensFor 37Against 0Abst. 0No vote 16 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 106Against 0Abst. 0No vote 30 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 57Against 0Abst. 0No vote 20 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 114Against 3Abst. 4No vote 62 of 183Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.91
ECRFor 4Against 53Abst. 6No vote 18 of 81Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.76
PatriotsFor 0Against 70Abst. 0No vote 15 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
ESNFor 0Against 23Abst. 1No vote 3 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.94
No groupFor 2Against 15Abst. 4No vote 9 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, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 29

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
Austria96050.40
Belgium133240.58
Bulgaria82070.70
Cyprus0105—
Czechia610050.44
Germany53181240.60
Denmark111120.77
Estonia4102—
Spain3480180.71
Finland9006—
France35260200.36
Greece101370.57
Croatia9003—
Hungary58150.36
Ireland120021.00
Italy25268170.16
Lithuania73010.55
Luxembourg5001—
Latvia4122—
Malta1014—
Netherlands177160.52
Poland1925090.35
Portugal133050.72
Romania195090.69
Sweden150240.82
Slovenia4131—
Slovakia0906—

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.

537 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 Against
Adam JARUBAS PolandEPP For
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D For
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU GreecePatriots Against
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR Against
Aldo PATRICIELLO ItalyPatriots Against
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots Against
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR Against
Alessandro ZAN ItalyS&D For
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Against
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens For
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D For
Alvise PÉREZ SpainNo group Against
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ SpainGreens For
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András GYÜRK HungaryPatriots Against
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriots Against
András Tivadar KULJA HungaryEPP For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots Against
Andreas GLÜCK GermanyRenew For
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andreas SCHWAB GermanyEPP For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Andrzej HALICKI PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER GermanyEPP For
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Against
Anja HAZEKAMP NetherlandsThe Left For
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots Against
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots Against
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR Against
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON FinlandRenew For
Annalisa CORRADO ItalyS&D For
Annamária VICSEK HungaryPatriots Against
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots Against
Anouk VAN BRUG NetherlandsRenew For
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left For
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR Against
Antonín STANĚK CzechiaPatriots Against
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots Against
Arash SAEIDI FranceThe Left For
Arba KOKALARI SwedenEPP For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR Against
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Against
Asger CHRISTENSEN DenmarkRenew For
Assita KANKO voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumECR For
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Against
Aurelijus VERYGA LithuaniaECR Against
Axel VOSS GermanyEPP For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Against
Barry ANDREWS IrelandRenew For
Bart GROOTHUIS NetherlandsRenew For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR Against
Beatrice TIMGREN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Abstained
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
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR Against
Brando BENIFEI ItalyS&D For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group Against
Branko GRIMS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained
Bruno GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D For
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECR Against
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carolina MORACE voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens For
Caterina CHINNICI ItalyEPP For
Cecilia STRADA ItalyS&D For
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Charlie WEIMERS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR Abstained
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR Against
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D For
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots Against
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
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel ATTARD MaltaS&D For
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniel OBAJTEK PolandECR Against
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR Against
Danilo DELLA VALLE voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Dario TAMBURRANO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaEPP Abstained
David CORMAND FranceGreens For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPP For
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR Against
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diego SOLIER SpainECR Against
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI PolandECR Against
Dóra DÁVID HungaryEPP For
Dragoş BENEA RomaniaS&D For
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR Against
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&D For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyRenew For
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI GreeceEPP For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emil RADEV BulgariaEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left For
Emma RAFOWICZ FranceS&D For
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
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPP For
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&D For
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA SpainEPP For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe Left For
Eszter LAKOS HungaryEPP For
Eugen TOMAC RomaniaRenew 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 Against
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots Against
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR Against
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR Against
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&D For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON FranceS&D For
Fredis BELERIS GreeceEPP For
Gabriel MATO SpainEPP For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gaetano PEDULLA' voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Geadis GEADI CyprusECR Against
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Against
Georgia TRAMACERE ItalyS&D For
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots Against
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gerolf ANNEMANS BelgiumPatriots Against
Gheorghe PIPEREA RomaniaECR Against
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots Against
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR Against
Giuseppe ANTOCI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreens For
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Against
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left For
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ PolandEPP For
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens For
Hannes HEIDE AustriaS&D For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Against
Harald VILIMSKY AustriaPatriots Against
Hélder SOUSA SILVA PortugalEPP For
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&D For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenew For
Henrik DAHL DenmarkEPP For
Hermann TERTSCH SpainPatriots Against
Hilde VAUTMANS BelgiumRenew For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D For
Ignazio Roberto MARINO ItalyGreens For
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV BulgariaEPP For
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN RomaniaEPP 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 WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens For
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN Against
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
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 Against
Jana NAGYOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Against
Jaroslav BŽOCH CzechiaPatriots Against
Jaroslav KNOT CzechiaPatriots Against
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
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR Against
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO PortugalRenew For
João OLIVEIRA voted otherwise than their group's clear line PortugalThe Left Against
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D For
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left For
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots Against
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots Against
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
José CEPEDA SpainS&D For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriots Against
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots Against
Julien SANCHEZ 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 CroatiaEPP For
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&D For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo group Against
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe Left For
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&D For
Katri KULMUNI FinlandRenew For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens For
Kinga GÁL HungaryPatriots Against
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens For
Klára DOBREV HungaryS&D For
Klara DOSTALOVA CzechiaPatriots Against
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left For
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR Against
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Abstained
Kris VAN DIJCK voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumECR For
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&D For
Kristoffer STORM voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkECR Abstained
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurence TROCHU FranceECR Against
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group Abstained
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left For
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&D For
Lena DÜPONT GermanyEPP For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens For
Li ANDERSSON FinlandThe Left For
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&D For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPP For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group Against
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
Majbritt BIRKHOLM DenmarkPatriots Against
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR Against
Malik AZMANI NetherlandsRenew For
Malika SOREL FranceNo group For
Manfred WEBER GermanyEPP For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc BOTENGA voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumThe Left Abstained
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESN Against
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco SQUARTA ItalyECR Against
Marco TARQUINIO ItalyS&D For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots Against
Maria GRAPINI RomaniaS&D For
Maria WALSH IrelandEPP For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group Abstained
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR Against
Marie DAUCHY FrancePatriots Against
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 For
Mario FURORE voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Marion MARÉCHAL FranceECR Against
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR Against
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Markus FERBER GermanyEPP For
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin GÜNTHER GermanyThe Left For
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe Left For
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group Abstained
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens For
Mary KHAN GermanyESN Against
Massimiliano SALINI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyEPP Against
Matej TONIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Against
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots Against
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&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 IrelandRenew For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Against
Michał DWORCZYK PolandECR Against
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michele PICARO ItalyECR Against
Mieke ANDRIESE NetherlandsPatriots Against
Mihai TUDOSE RomaniaS&D For
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan MAZUREK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan ZVER voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained
Mimmo LUCANO ItalyThe Left For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriots Against
Miriam LEXMANN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SlovakiaEPP Against
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
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 Against
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ RomaniaGreens For
Nicolas BAY FranceECR Against
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES SpainS&D For
Niels Flemming HANSEN DenmarkEPP For
Niels FUGLSANG DenmarkS&D For
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaNo group For
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolas FARANTOURIS GreeceS&D For
Nikolina BRNJAC CroatiaEPP For
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR Against
Nora MEBAREK FranceS&D For
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenew For
Olivier CHASTEL BelgiumRenew For
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group Against
Ondřej KNOTEK CzechiaPatriots Against
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaECR For
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots Against
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR Against
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens For
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pasquale TRIDICO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyThe Left Abstained
Patryk JAKI PolandECR Against
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Pernando BARRENA ARZA SpainThe Left For
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESN Against
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots Against
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Petras GRAŽULIS LithuaniaESN Against
Philippe OLIVIER FrancePatriots Against
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots Against
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots Against
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR Against
Rachel BLOM NetherlandsPatriots Against
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raffaele TOPO ItalyS&D For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens For
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO SpainEPP For
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens For
Reinis POZŅAKS voted otherwise than their group's clear line LatviaECR Abstained
René AUST GermanyESN Against
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS voted otherwise than their group's clear line LatviaECR Abstained
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left For
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyESN Against
Rody TOLASSY FrancePatriots Against
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Against
Romana JERKOVIĆ CroatiaS&D For
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D For
Rudi KENNES voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumThe Left Abstained
Ruggero RAZZA ItalyECR Against
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Against
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sander SMIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsECR Abstained
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro RUOTOLO ItalyS&D For
Sarah KNAFO FranceESN Against
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastian EVERDING GermanyThe Left For
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots Against
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA RomaniaECR Against
Sergey LAGODINSKY GermanyGreens For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR Against
Sérgio GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots Against
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
Sophie WILMÈS BelgiumRenew For
Stanislav STOYANOV BulgariaESN Against
Stanisław TYSZKA PolandESN Against
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D For
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR Against
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN FranceRenew For
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots Against
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots Against
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots Against
Tiemo WÖLKEN GermanyS&D For
Tilly METZ LuxembourgGreens For
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR Against
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots Against
Tomáš KUBÍN CzechiaPatriots Against
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Against
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Against
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Tsvetelina PENKOVA BulgariaS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO voted otherwise than their group's clear line 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 voted otherwise than their group's clear line CzechiaECR For
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ SpainGreens For
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
Viktória FERENC HungaryPatriots Against
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&D For
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots Against
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots Against
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
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe Left For
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE BelgiumRenew For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SloveniaEPP Abstained
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPP For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG voted otherwise than their group's clear line HungaryESN Abstained

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 MaltaEPPSpeeches320 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
René AUST GermanyESNSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECRSpeeches120 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreensSpeeches211 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESNSpeeches211 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Sven SIMON GermanyEPPSpeeches211 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo groupSpeeches211 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPPSpeeches211 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Viktória FERENC HungaryPatriotsSpeeches211 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriotsSpeeches211 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESNSpeeches211 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Erik KALIŇÁK SlovakiaNo groupSpeeches211 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPPSpeeches211 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group No vote recorded
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR HungaryPatriotsSpeeches211 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&DSpeeches211 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESNSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenewSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECRSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Klára DOBREV HungaryS&DSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriotsSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe LeftSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESNSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPPSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe LeftSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Kateřina KONEČNÁ CzechiaNo groupSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Milan MAZUREK changed group SlovakiaESNSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPPSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Annamária VICSEK HungaryPatriotsSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Dóra DÁVID HungaryEPPSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Zoltán TARR HungaryEPPSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Not in office
András Tivadar KULJA HungaryEPPSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&DSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Mélissa CAMARA FranceGreensSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESNSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenewSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Lukas SIEPER changed group GermanyRenewSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo groupSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenewSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group No vote recorded
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenewSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenewSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreensSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECRSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECRSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECRSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECRSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG HungaryESNSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo groupSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Monika HOHLMEIER GermanyEPPSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&DSpeeches111 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 40

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 2 to paragraph 1 B10-0245/2026 – § 1 – Am 2 Roll call192 for, 451 against, 4 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
2Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 1 B10-0245/2026 – After § 1 – Am 12 Roll call193 for, 431 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
3Separate vote on paragraph 2 Counted278 for, 357 against, 6 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Renew
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 1 B10-0245/2026 – After § 1 – Am 12 Roll call193 for, 431 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
3Separate vote on paragraph 2 Counted278 for, 357 against, 6 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Renew
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No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on paragraph 2 B10-0245/2026 – § 2 Roll call435 for, 190 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
5Amendment 3 to paragraph 4 B10-0245/2026 – § 4 – Am 3 Roll call189 for, 440 against, 10 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
6Separate vote on paragraph 4 Counted302 for, 328 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested byseparate: EPP
7Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: EPP
8Separate vote on paragraph 6 B10-0245/2026 – § 6 Roll call418 for, 210 against, 9 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
9Paragraph 11 — part 1 B10-0245/2026 – § 11/1 Part voted on: ‘Strongly condemns the closure of the Special Prosecutor’s Office in light of its evident impact on the investigation and prosecution of corruption,’Roll call474 for, 73 against, 91 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
10Separate vote on paragraph 11 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
11Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 14 B10-0245/2026 – After § 14 – Am 13 Roll call204 for, 432 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
12Amendment 4 to paragraph 15 B10-0245/2026 – § 15 – Am 4 Roll call184 for, 454 against, 6 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
13Separate vote on paragraph 15 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
14Paragraph 15 — part 2 B10-0245/2026 – § 15/2 Part voted on: “pays tribute to Ján Kuciak following his assassination and to his essential work as an investigative journalist; calls on the Slovak authorities to ensure that justice is served in this case;”Roll call635 for, 4 against, 3 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
15Separate vote on paragraph 19 Counted313 for, 321 against, 11 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: EPP
16Paragraph 19 — part 1 B10-0245/2026 – § 19/1 Part voted on: “Calls on the Slovak authorities to ensure the effective prevention and combating of violence against women and domestic violence in law and in practice, in accordance with EU law and international human rights law;”Roll call572 for, 37 against, 37 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: EPP
17Paragraph 19 — part 2 B10-0245/2026 – § 19/2 Part voted on: “reiterates the importance of the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence without delay and of bringing the legal definition of rape in line with international human rights standards;”Roll call463 for, 151 against, 28 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: EPP
18Separate vote on paragraph 20 Counted394 for, 203 against, 38 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: EPP
19Separate vote on paragraph 20 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained LapsedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: EPP
20Separate vote on paragraph 20 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained LapsedRequested byroll call: The Left; split: EPP
21Separate vote on paragraph 21 B10-0245/2026 – § 21 Roll call465 for, 122 against, 42 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ESN
22Separate vote on paragraph 23 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: Patriots
23Vote on text inserted after paragraph 23 Show of hands Adopted
24Vote on text inserted after paragraph 24 Show of hands Rejected
25Separate vote on citation 7 B10-0245/2026 – Citation 7 Roll call426 for, 192 against, 17 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ESN
26Separate vote on citation 11 B10-0245/2026 – Citation 11 Roll call464 for, 134 against, 30 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ESN
27Separate vote on citation 21 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: EPP
28Separate vote on citation 25 B10-0245/2026 – Citation 25 Roll call451 for, 145 against, 52 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ESN
29Amendment 1, adding text after recital C B10-0245/2026 – After recital C – Am 1 Roll call201 for, 438 against, 4 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
30Recital D — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and proposals challenging the primacy of EU law;’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
31Recital D — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
32Amendment 10, adding text after recital D B10-0245/2026 – After recital D – Am 10 Roll call187 for, 440 against, 18 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
33Recital F — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘that enable Slovak authorities, including courts, to assess whether and to what extent EU law applies in Slovakia, including rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU);’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
34Recital F — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
35Separate vote on recital S Counted299 for, 306 against, 30 abstained RejectedRequested byseparate: EPP
36Separate vote on recital S Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: EPP
37Separate vote on recital W Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: Patriots
38Separate vote on recital W Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: Patriots
39Vote on text inserted after recital W Show of hands Rejected
40Final vote — text as a whole B10-0245/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call347 for, 165 against, 25 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left, Renew

Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew, ECR, Patriots, ESN · split votes by EPP (4), ECR (2) · separate votes by EPP, Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2026-0245

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia, calling for an EU response.

The resolution expresses serious concerns about criminal law reforms, pressure on judiciary and media, and weaknesses in EU fund management in Slovakia.

It asks the EU institutions to address these issues, including through the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation.

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This resolution expresses deep concern over the deterioration of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Slovakia, and calls on the Commission to use all available instruments to address these issues and protect EU funds.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2026/2607(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 20 May 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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Connections

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

Show 23 connections: Running issue: EU funds misuse · Running issue: Rule of law in EU · Running issue: EU fundamental rights · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: EU funds misuse

Running issue: Rule of law in EU

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
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response”. Decision, 20 May 2026. votingId 193026, document B-10-2026-0245, reference 2026/2607(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-20/11?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 20 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 20 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-20, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-05-20/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-05-20-11,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-05-20},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-20/11?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-20/11?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 193026, document B-10-2026-0245, reference 2026/2607(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-20 (CC BY 4.0)}
}