Decision
Global role of the euro
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 405 for · 146 against · 60 abstained roll call
- Date
- 15 September 2026, 14:05
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2249(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Rasmus Andresen
- Topics
- Economy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Tuesday 15 September 2026
- Final vote
- 195850
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 405 for, 146 against, 60 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by Patriots and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 20 | Against 4 | Abst. 12 | No vote 8 of 44 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.33 | |
| Greens | For 46 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 115 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 20 of 135 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 64 | Against 3 | Abst. 0 | No vote 11 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.93 | |
| EPP | For 150 | Against 2 | Abst. 12 | No vote 20 of 184 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.87 | |
| ECR | For 3 | Against 32 | Abst. 34 | No vote 15 of 84 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.24 | |
| Patriots | For 0 | Against 71 | Abst. 0 | No vote 13 of 84 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 21 | Abst. 0 | No vote 6 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 7 | Against 13 | Abst. 2 | No vote 6 of 28 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Voted against their group, 17
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.
Renew line For · 3 voted against of 67 who voted
Voted against (3)
- Christine SINGER Germany
- Engin EROGLU Germany
- Joachim STREIT Germany
EPP line For · 2 voted against, 12 abstained of 164 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Henrik DAHL Denmark
- Niels Flemming HANSEN Denmark
Abstained (12)
- Alexander BERNHUBER Austria
- Angelika WINZIG Austria
- Christophe GOMART France
- François-Xavier BELLAMY France
- Ingeborg TER LAAK Netherlands
- Jeroen LENAERS Netherlands
- Lukas MANDL Austria
- Miriam LEXMANN Slovakia
- Nadine MORANO France
- Reinhold LOPATKA Austria
- Sophia KIRCHER Austria
- Willemien KONING Netherlands
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.13 |
| Belgium | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.55 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.54 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 |
| Germany | 62 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 0.61 |
| Denmark | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.59 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 47 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0.72 |
| Finland | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.88 |
| France | 28 | 29 | 9 | 15 | 0.16 |
| Greece | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0.42 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 |
| Hungary | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0.38 |
| Ireland | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 38 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 0.42 |
| Lithuania | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0.31 |
| Poland | 23 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 0.32 |
| Portugal | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.82 |
| Romania | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.60 |
| Sweden | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.64 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Slovakia | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.57 |
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.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor NEGRESCU Romania | S&D | Speeches1 | 15 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution A10-0214/2026 – Rasmus Andresen – Motion for a resolution | Roll call | 405 for, 146 against, 60 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution on the global role of the euro, calling for the EU to reduce strategic dependencies and strengthen its capacity for autonomous action while promoting a more balanced international monetary and financial system.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position, meaning it now formally backs a stronger international role for the euro within a more multipolar system.
The report calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the European Central Bank, to develop a comprehensive strategy for strengthening the international role of the euro and to submit it to Parliament and the Council for scrutiny.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's resolution on the global role of the euro finds the international monetary system is shifting and calls on the EU to reduce strategic dependencies and strengthen the euro's international role.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2249(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 15 September 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 18 December 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 15 July 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 31 July 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 15 September 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: ECON · Author: Rasmus ANDRESEN (Greens)
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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). “Global role of the euro”. Decision, 15 September 2026. votingId 195850, document A-10-2026-0214, reference 2025/2249(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-15/13 (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-2026-09-15-13,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Global role of the euro}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-15},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-15/13}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-15/13},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 195850, document A-10-2026-0214, reference 2025/2249(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)}
}