Decision
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 642 for · 13 against · 1 abstained roll call
- Date
- 7 July 2026, 13:37
- Kind
- Budget decision
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2026/0120(BUD)
- Source
- Committee report by Bogdan Rzońca
- Topics
- EU budget & funds Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 2 votes · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Tuesday 7 July 2026
- Final vote
- 194879
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 642 for, 13 against, 1 abstained (roll call).
Passed by an overwhelming majority.
The budget decision was approved.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 adopted).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 30 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 15 of 45 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| 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 173 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 12 of 185 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 70 | Against 5 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 82 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.90 | |
| Patriots | For 68 | Against 7 | Abst. 0 | No vote 10 of 85 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.86 | |
| ESN | For 24 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 2 of 27 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.94 | |
| No group | For 27 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | 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, 13
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.
ECR line For · 5 voted against of 75 who voted
Voted against (5)
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
Patriots line For · 7 voted against of 75 who voted
Voted against (7)
- Auke ZIJLSTRA Netherlands
- Gerolf ANNEMANS Belgium
- Marieke EHLERS Netherlands
- Mieke ANDRIESE Netherlands
- Rachel BLOM Netherlands
- Sebastian KRUIS Netherlands
- Ton DIEPEVEEN Netherlands
ESN line For · 1 voted against of 25 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Mary KHAN Germany
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.93 |
| Bulgaria | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Germany | 89 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.98 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 54 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Finland | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.89 |
| France | 66 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Greece | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Croatia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Ireland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 66 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Lithuania | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.69 |
| Poland | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.97 |
| Portugal | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Romania | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sweden | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.78 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
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 | 7 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
All votes on this decision, 2
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 2 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0178/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 642 for, 13 against, 1 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament approved the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to help Romania, Cyprus and Spain recover from natural disasters in 2025.
The approved spending releases financial assistance for flood damage in Romania and wildfire damage in Cyprus and Spain.
Parliament calls for swift delivery of the aid and for investment in climate prevention and adaptation measures.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The committee report approves the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Romania, Cyprus and Spain after natural disasters in 2025, and calls for swift aid delivery.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2026/0120(BUD) · Budgetary procedure
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania regarding the floods at the end of May 2025, Cyprus following the wildfires in July 2025 and Spain following the wildfires in August 2025
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 21 July 2026 and now EU law.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 15 June 2026 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 23 June 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 24 June 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 7 July 2026 (done)
- Published as law · 21 July 2026 (done)
Lead committee: BUDG · Rapporteur: Bogdan RZOŃCA (ECR)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 9 connections: Running issue: Natural disasters in EU · Other decisions of the part-session on BUDG dossiers
Running issue: Natural disasters in EU
- Issue Natural disasters in EU Running issue · Crisis 7 Jul 2026
- Decision Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Spain and France in relation to natural disasters in 2024 and 2025 Budget decision · report by Sandra Gómez López 13 Nov 2025 Passed
- Decision Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Austria, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Moldova relating to floods that occurred in September 2024 and Bosnia and Herzegovina relating to floods that occurred in October 2024 Budget decision · report by Andrzej Halicki 9 Jul 2025 Passed
- Decision Amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte New EU law 17 Jun 2025 Passed
- Decision Amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte New EU law 22 May 2025 Urgent procedure agreed
- Decision Regional Emergency Support: RESTORE New EU law · report by Andrzej Buła, Younous Omarjee 17 Dec 2024 Passed
Other decisions of the part-session on BUDG dossiers
- Decision Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025 Budget decision · report by Andrzej Halicki 7 Jul 2026 Passed
- Decision Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2026/000 TA 2026 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission Budget decision · report by Lucia Yar 7 Jul 2026 Passed
- Decision Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025 Resolution · report by Joachim Streit 7 Jul 2026 Adopted
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). “Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025”. Decision, 7 July 2026. votingId 194879, document A-10-2026-0178, reference 2026/0120(BUD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/8 (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-2026-07-07-8,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-07-07},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/8}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-07-07/8},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 194879, document A-10-2026-0178, reference 2026/0120(BUD). 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)}
}