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Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee

Effect
Adopted
Result
530 for · 77 against · 61 abstained roll call
Date
15 September 2026, 13:55–13:59
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2026-0218
Dossier
2025/2184(INI)
Source
Committee report by Hristo Petrov
Topics
EU budget & fundsJobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
27 votes · 16 roll calls · 10 amendments
Requested by
Greens (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 separate vote) · EPP (5 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting
Tuesday 15 September 2026
Final vote
195849
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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: 530 for, 77 against, 61 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 10 amendments (3 adopted, 7 rejected) and 16 parts of the text voted on separately (11 adopted, 3 rejected, 2 lapsed).

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

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 37Against 1Abst. 2No vote 4 of 44Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.89
GreensFor 30Against 0Abst. 20No vote 3 of 53Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.40
S&DFor 125Against 1Abst. 0No vote 9 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.99
RenewFor 59Against 11Abst. 5No vote 3 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.68
EPPFor 166Against 7Abst. 0No vote 11 of 184Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.94
ECRFor 46Against 12Abst. 18No vote 8 of 84Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.41
PatriotsFor 48Against 21Abst. 6No vote 9 of 84Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.46
ESNFor 3Against 20Abst. 4No vote 0 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.61
No groupFor 16Against 4Abst. 6No vote 2 of 28Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Voted against their group, 34

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
Austria146000.55
Belgium180400.73
Bulgaria150110.91
Cyprus5010—
Czechia141420.61
Germany6220850.53
Denmark66120.19
Estonia6001—
Spain486510.72
Finland121020.88
France684450.84
Greece143310.55
Croatia111000.88
Hungary170120.92
Ireland100130.86
Italy621850.81
Lithuania110001.00
Luxembourg5010—
Latvia8010—
Malta5001—
Netherlands1711210.35
Poland345860.59
Portugal170130.92
Romania230280.88
Sweden89400.14
Slovenia7110—
Slovakia132000.80

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
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&DSpeeches115 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 27

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 6 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – § 6 – Am 4 Roll call183 for, 454 against, 13 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
2Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 12 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – After § 12 – Am 11 Roll call336 for, 266 against, 63 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D
3Separate vote on paragraph 15 Show of hands RejectedRequested byseparate: EPP, Renew
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 12 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – After § 12 – Am 11 Roll call336 for, 266 against, 63 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D
3Separate vote on paragraph 15 Show of hands RejectedRequested byseparate: EPP, Renew
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on paragraph 33 Counted283 for, 229 against, 154 abstained AdoptedRequested byseparate: EPP
5Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 52 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – After § 52 – Am 5 Roll call187 for, 452 against, 13 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
6Amendment 6 to paragraph 54 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – § 54 – Am 6 Roll call132 for, 468 against, 45 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
7Paragraph 54 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘of all kinds’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
8Paragraph 54 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Counted301 for, 315 against, 43 abstained RejectedRequested bysplit: EPP
9Amendment 3 to paragraph 55 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – § 55 – Am 3 Roll call332 for, 300 against, 23 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D
10Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 57 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – After § 57 – Am 7 Roll call200 for, 461 against, 4 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
11Amendment 8 to paragraph 59 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – § 59 – Am 8 Roll call194 for, 467 against, 3 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
12Paragraph 69 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and fairly remunerated’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
13Paragraph 69 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
14Paragraph 72 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘including pay and social protection,’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
15Paragraph 72 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: EPP
16Separate vote on paragraph 74 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D
17Separate vote on paragraph 74 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained LapsedRequested byroll call: S&D
18Amendment 2 to paragraph 75 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – § 75 – Am 2 Roll call529 for, 110 against, 25 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens
19Separate vote on paragraph 75 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained LapsedRequested byroll call: S&D
20Paragraph 81 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘fairly remunerated and’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
21Paragraph 81 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
22Paragraph 83 — part 1 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – § 83/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘fairly remunerated,’ and ‘emphasises that unpaid traineeships must not form part of structured active labour market policies;’”Roll call518 for, 74 against, 73 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: EPP
23Paragraph 83 — part 2 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – § 83/2 Part voted on: “fairly remunerated,”Roll call451 for, 147 against, 67 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: EPP
24Paragraph 83 — part 3 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – § 83/3 Part voted on: “emphasises that unpaid traineeships must not form part of structured active labour market policies;”Roll call448 for, 154 against, 60 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: S&D; split: EPP
25Amendment 9 to paragraph 87 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – § 87 – Am 9 Roll call193 for, 465 against, 10 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
26Amendment 10 to paragraph 88 A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – § 88 – Am 10 Roll call157 for, 458 against, 39 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
27Final vote — text as a whole A10-0218/2026 – Hristo Petrov – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call530 for, 77 against, 61 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by Greens, S&D, ESN · split votes by EPP (5) · separate votes by Renew, EPP.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0218

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Parliament adopted a report on how the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee has been put into practice.

The report examines the Youth Guarantee, a commitment to offer every young person under 30 good quality employment, continued education, an apprenticeship or a traineeship within four months of becoming unemployed or leaving education.

By adopting the text, Parliament made it its official position, setting out findings on the scheme and calling for stronger monitoring, better data on young people not in employment, education or training, and more resources.

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This is a committee report on how the reinforced Youth Guarantee has been implemented. It finds that youth unemployment and NEET rates have fallen but that outreach, offer quality, data and funding remain weak.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2184(INI) · Own-initiative report

Implementation of the Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee

Parliament adopted the text on 15 September 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 9 October 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 15 July 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 27 August 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 15 September 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: EMPL · Author: Hristo PETROV (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: European Pillar of Social Rights · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: European Pillar of Social Rights

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

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

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-15/11
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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee”. Decision, 15 September 2026. votingId 195849, document A-10-2026-0218, reference 2025/2184(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-15/11 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 15 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-15-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 15 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-15-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-15, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-09-15/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-09-15-11,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-15},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-15/11}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-15/11},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 195849, document A-10-2026-0218, reference 2025/2184(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-15-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-15-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-15 (CC BY 4.0)}
}