Decision

Competition policy – annual report 2025

Effect: Adopted
Result: 501 for · 61 against · 95 abstained roll call
Date: 7 July 2026, 13:44–13:46
Kind: Resolution

More facts (9)

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-10-2026-0171
Dossier: 2025/2134(INI)
Source: Committee report by Stéphanie Yon-Courtin
Topics: Economy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 14 votes · 11 roll calls · 9 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Tuesday 7 July 2026
Final vote: 194903

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-10-2026-0171
Dossier: 2025/2134(INI)
Source: Committee report by Stéphanie Yon-Courtin
Topics: Economy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 14 votes · 11 roll calls · 9 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Tuesday 7 July 2026
Final vote: 194903

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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.

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 9 amendments (9 rejected) and 4 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 2 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by ESN; 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).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 18	Against 9	Abst. 4	No vote 14 of 45	Majority line For	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.37
Greens	For 50	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 3 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 126	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 9 of 135	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 74	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 4 of 78	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 174	Against 0	Abst. 2	No vote 9 of 185	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.98
ECR	For 44	Against 5	Abst. 24	No vote 9 of 82	Majority line For	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.40
Patriots	For 8	Against 18	Abst. 49	No vote 10 of 85	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.48
ESN	For 0	Against 24	Abst. 0	No vote 3 of 27	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 1.00
No group	For 7	Against 5	Abst. 16	No vote 1 of 29	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, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 2

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.

EPP line For · 2 abstained of 176 who voted
Abstained (2)
- David CASA Malta
- Peter AGIUS Malta

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).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	13	6	0	1	0.53
Belgium	16	4	0	2	0.70
Bulgaria	11	3	1	2	0.60
Cyprus	5	1	0	0	—
Czechia	15	1	2	3	0.75
Germany	71	13	7	5	0.67
Denmark	13	1	1	0	0.80
Estonia	5	0	1	1	—
Spain	46	2	6	6	0.78
Finland	13	1	0	1	0.89
France	37	5	24	15	0.34
Greece	14	3	3	1	0.55
Croatia	11	0	0	1	1.00
Hungary	8	1	10	2	0.29
Ireland	13	0	0	1	1.00
Italy	60	1	5	10	0.86
Lithuania	9	1	1	0	0.73
Luxembourg	5	0	1	0	—
Latvia	8	0	1	0	—
Malta	3	0	2	1	—
Netherlands	22	6	1	2	0.64
Poland	27	6	19	1	0.28
Portugal	15	1	2	3	0.75
Romania	29	0	1	3	0.95
Sweden	16	3	2	0	0.64
Slovenia	9	0	0	0	—
Slovakia	7	2	5	1	0.25

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.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Roberta METSOLA Malta	EPP	Speeches1	7 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 14

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.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Separate vote on paragraph 3	Show of hands	Rejected
2	Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 3 – Am 1	Roll call	76 for, 402 against, 175 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
3	Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 3 – Am 2	Roll call	48 for, 541 against, 63 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 3 – Am 1	Roll call	76 for, 402 against, 175 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
3	Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 3 – Am 2	Roll call	48 for, 541 against, 63 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 9 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 9 – Am 10	Roll call	118 for, 492 against, 40 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
5	Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 13 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 13 – Am 3	Roll call	118 for, 510 against, 25 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
6	Separate vote on paragraph 23	Show of hands	Adopted
7	Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 41 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 41 – Am 4	Roll call	110 for, 435 against, 109 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
8	Separate vote on paragraph 42	Show of hands	Rejected
9	Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 45 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 45 – Am 5	Roll call	136 for, 463 against, 56 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
10	Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 46 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 46 – Am 6	Roll call	139 for, 369 against, 144 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
11	Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 50 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 50 – Am 7	Roll call	108 for, 468 against, 77 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
12	Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 50 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 50 – Am 12	Roll call	169 for, 456 against, 29 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
13	Separate vote on paragraph 54 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – § 54	Roll call	600 for, 27 against, 29 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Patriots
14	Final vote — text as a whole A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	501 for, 61 against, 95 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Patriots, ESN.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0171

What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament adopted its annual report on EU competition policy, setting out its position for 2025.

The report calls for adapting competition rules to new market realities, including digital markets and artificial intelligence, and for stronger enforcement.

It also asks the Commission to consider a new competition tool and to explore creating an independent European Competition Authority.

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The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

This resolution on competition policy sets out Parliament's views on the annual report, covering strategic autonomy, enforcement, digital markets, antitrust, mergers, state aid, and institutional oversight.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2134(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 7 July 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 10 July 2025 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 3 June 2026 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 12 June 2026 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 7 July 2026 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: ECON · Author: Stéphanie YON-COURTIN (Renew)

Connections

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

Show 11 connections: Running issue: EU competitiveness · Other decisions of the part-session on ECON dossiers

Running issue: EU competitiveness

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Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/12
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 7 July 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 7 July 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-07-07
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Competition policy – annual report 2025”. Decision, 7 July 2026. votingId 194903, document A-10-2026-0171, reference 2025/2134(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/12 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 7 July 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 7 July 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-07-07, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-07-07/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2026-07-07-12,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Competition policy – annual report 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-07-07},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/12}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/12},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 194903, document A-10-2026-0171, reference 2025/2134(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-07-07-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-07-07 (CC BY 4.0)}
}