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Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace

Effect
Adopted
Result
431 for · 111 against · 103 abstained roll call
Date
17 June 2026, 14:33–14:35
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2026-0150
Dossier
2025/2216(INI)
Source
Committee report by Leoluca Orlando
Topics
Climate & environmentForeign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
8 votes · 7 roll calls · 6 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call)
Sitting
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Final vote
193551
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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: 431 for, 111 against, 103 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (6 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 adopted).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by Patriots and ESN; ECR 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 29Against 1Abst. 14No vote 1 of 45Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.49
GreensFor 45Against 0Abst. 0No vote 8 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 119Against 0Abst. 0No vote 16 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 63Against 1Abst. 0No vote 14 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
EPPFor 164Against 1Abst. 1No vote 19 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
ECRFor 2Against 3Abst. 72No vote 5 of 82Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.90
PatriotsFor 0Against 75Abst. 2No vote 8 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.96
ESNFor 0Against 21Abst. 4No vote 2 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.76
No groupFor 9Against 9Abst. 10No vote 1 of 29Majority 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, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 14

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
Austria126020.50
Belgium123520.40
Bulgaria122120.70
Cyprus4020—
Czechia78510.10
Germany62149110.59
Denmark132000.80
Estonia5011—
Spain437640.65
Finland120120.88
France4029480.32
Greece126210.40
Croatia100110.86
Hungary79050.34
Ireland110120.88
Italy3972460.34
Lithuania7112—
Luxembourg4011—
Latvia4131—
Malta5001—
Netherlands177340.44
Poland2732030.31
Portugal153120.68
Romania212280.76
Sweden180300.79
Slovenia6003—
Slovakia61710.25

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
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&DSpeeches217 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreensSpeeches117 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For
Leoluca ORLANDO ItalyGreensSpeeches117 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 8

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 4 to paragraph 1, after point k A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – § 1, after point k – Am 4 Roll call220 for, 389 against, 27 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
2Separate vote on paragraph 1, point n Show of hands Adopted
3Amendment 7 to paragraph 1, point u A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – § 1, point u – Am 7 Roll call284 for, 333 against, 32 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Renew
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 1, point n Show of hands Adopted
3Amendment 7 to paragraph 1, point u A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – § 1, point u – Am 7 Roll call284 for, 333 against, 32 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Renew
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 1, adding text after Recital J A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – After Recital J – Am 1 Roll call123 for, 448 against, 64 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
5Amendment 5 to recital R A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – Recital R – Am 5 Roll call279 for, 328 against, 30 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Renew
6Amendment 2 to recital S A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – Recital S – Am 2 Roll call152 for, 445 against, 50 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
7Amendment 3 to recital T A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – Recital T – Am 3 Roll call197 for, 403 against, 28 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
8Final vote — text as a whole A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call431 for, 111 against, 103 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0150

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Parliament adopted a recommendation urging the EU to promote transnational water governance as a tool for conflict prevention and peace.

The text calls for stronger EU external action, including political dialogue, mediation, and support for transboundary water cooperation.

It also asks for better funding and coordination of existing instruments, and for water diplomacy to be a priority in EU foreign policy.

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Parliament recommends that the Council, Commission and EU foreign policy chief make transboundary water governance a central tool of EU external action for conflict prevention and peace, addressing water stress as a security risk and supporting cooperation agreements, funding, and monitoring worldwide.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2216(INI) · Own-initiative report

Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace

Parliament adopted the text on 17 June 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 13 November 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 3 June 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 5 June 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 17 June 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFET · Author: Leoluca ORLANDO (Greens)

Connections

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Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/17
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace”. Decision, 17 June 2026. votingId 193551, document A-10-2026-0150, reference 2025/2216(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/17 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-06-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-06-17-17,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-06-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/17}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/17},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 193551, document A-10-2026-0150, reference 2025/2216(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}