Decision
Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 527 for · 62 against · 59 abstained roll call
- Date
- 20 May 2026, 13:45
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2112(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Brando Benifei
- Topics
- Digital, AI & dataTrade & customsEconomy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Wednesday 20 May 2026
- Final vote
- 192450
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 527 for, 62 against, 59 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; opposed by ESN; The Left mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 3 | Against 19 | Abst. 21 | No vote 2 of 45 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.23 | |
| Greens | For 47 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| S&D | For 122 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 14 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 71 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 6 of 77 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 159 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 24 of 183 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 68 | Against 8 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 81 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.84 | |
| Patriots | For 51 | Against 7 | Abst. 19 | No vote 8 of 85 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.49 | |
| ESN | For 1 | Against 23 | Abst. 2 | No vote 1 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.83 | |
| No group | For 5 | Against 4 | Abst. 17 | No vote 4 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, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 12
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.
Greens line For · 1 voted against of 48 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Sergey LAGODINSKY Germany
ECR line For · 8 voted against of 76 who voted
Voted against (8)
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Cristian TERHEŞ Romania
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
- Gheorghe PIPEREA Romania
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
ESN line Against · 1 voted for, 2 abstained of 26 who voted
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.53 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.86 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.75 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Czechia | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.79 |
| Germany | 66 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.80 |
| Estonia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Spain | 41 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0.68 |
| Finland | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.79 |
| France | 62 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0.79 |
| Greece | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.45 |
| Croatia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0.36 |
| Ireland | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.68 |
| Italy | 58 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0.78 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Netherlands | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.66 |
| Poland | 48 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.91 |
| Portugal | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.85 |
| Romania | 25 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.84 |
| Sweden | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.63 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.19 |
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 | 20 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Brando BENIFEI Italy | S&D | Speeches2 | 19 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS Spain | EPP | Speeches2 | 19 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ Croatia | S&D | Speeches1 | 19 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Krzysztof HETMAN Poland | EPP | Speeches1 | 19 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Alexandra GEESE Germany | Greens | Speeches1 | 19 May 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
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All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution A10-0122/2026 – Brando Benifei – Motion for a resolution | Roll call | 527 for, 62 against, 59 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The resolution sets out Parliament's position on a comprehensive EU strategy for artificial intelligence in trade, covering both AI deployment for competitiveness and trade in AI inputs.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position, endorsing an integrated approach that combines openness with resilience and rule-shaping.
It calls for action to support AI adoption, secure critical inputs like semiconductors, and promote international cooperation, including through the WTO.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's resolution on an EU AI trade strategy calls for integrating AI into trade policy to boost competitiveness, enforce rules, and secure strategic autonomy.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2112(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 20 May 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 19 June 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 16 April 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 27 April 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 20 May 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: INTA · Author: Brando BENIFEI (S&D)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 15 connections: Running issue: EU competitiveness · Running issue: EU economic security · Other decisions of the part-session on INTA dossiers
Running issue: EU competitiveness
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Running issue: EU economic security
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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). “Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade”. Decision, 20 May 2026. votingId 192450, document A-10-2026-0122, reference 2025/2112(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-20/12 (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-2026-05-20-12,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-05-20},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-20/12}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-05-20/12},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 192450, document A-10-2026-0122, reference 2025/2112(INI). 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)}
}