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Role of trade in strengthening the EU’s economic security

Effect
Adopted
Result
415 for · 105 against · 142 abstained roll call
Date
16 June 2026, 13:49
Kind
Resolution
More facts (8)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2026-0148
Dossier
2025/2113(INI)
Source
Committee report by Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez
Topics
Economy & single marketTrade & customs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
1 vote · 1 roll call
Sitting
Tuesday 16 June 2026
Final vote
193516
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

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

Final vote: 415 for, 105 against, 142 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

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

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 1Against 37Abst. 5No vote 2 of 45Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.79
GreensFor 35Against 0Abst. 13No vote 5 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.59
S&DFor 125Against 0Abst. 2No vote 9 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
RenewFor 67Against 0Abst. 1No vote 9 of 77Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
EPPFor 161Against 0Abst. 5No vote 19 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.95
ECRFor 7Against 21Abst. 49No vote 4 of 81Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.45
PatriotsFor 7Against 9Abst. 63No vote 6 of 85Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.70
ESNFor 0Against 24Abst. 1No vote 2 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.94
No groupFor 12Against 14Abst. 3No vote 1 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, 44

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
Austria120530.56
Belgium135310.43
Bulgaria123020.70
Cyprus3111—
Czechia163110.70
Germany6922050.64
Denmark130200.80
Estonia5011—
Spain4151040.60
Finland111210.68
France2884140.30
Greece126120.45
Croatia8013—
Hungary211080.65
Ireland93020.63
Italy26113540.23
Lithuania71210.55
Luxembourg4020—
Latvia6030—
Malta5001—
Netherlands207310.50
Poland2520620.24
Portugal162210.70
Romania203550.57
Sweden160500.64
Slovenia6003—
Slovakia103110.57

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches116 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 1

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Final vote on the motion for a resolution A10-0148/2026 – Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez – Motion for a resolution Roll call415 for, 105 against, 142 abstained Adopted

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0148

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the role of trade in strengthening the EU's economic security, based on a committee report.

The text sets out Parliament's position in response to the December 2025 Joint Communication on Strengthening EU economic security.

It reaffirms openness to trade and investment as the EU's primary strength, rejecting protectionism and economic isolation.

The resolution calls for an ambitious trade agenda, robust investment screening, and credible enforcement of existing rules.

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This resolution sets out Parliament's position on the role of trade in strengthening the EU's economic security, welcoming the December 2025 joint communication and calling for a proactive, whole-of-system approach.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2113(INI) · Own-initiative report

Role of trade in strengthening the EU's economic security

Parliament adopted the text on 16 June 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 19 June 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 6 May 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 19 May 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 16 June 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: INTA · Author: Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ (EPP)

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 economic security · Other decisions of the part-session on INTA dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: EU economic security

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Sources & citation

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-16/11
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Data source
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25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Role of trade in strengthening the EU’s economic security”. Decision, 16 June 2026. votingId 193516, document A-10-2026-0148, reference 2025/2113(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-16/11 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 16 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-16-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 16 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-16-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-16, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-06-16/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-06-16-11,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Role of trade in strengthening the EU’s economic security}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-06-16},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-16/11}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-16/11},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 193516, document A-10-2026-0148, reference 2025/2113(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-16-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-16-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-16 (CC BY 4.0)}
}