Decision
An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 514 for · 61 against · 33 abstained roll call
- Date
- 17 September 2026, 13:14–13:18
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2062(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Loucas Fourlas, Ruggero Razza
- Topics
- HealthJobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 23 votes · 5 roll calls · 3 amendments
- Requested by
- S&D (1 roll call) · Members (1 roll call, 2 split votes, 1 separate vote)
- Sitting
- Thursday 17 September 2026
- Final vote
- 196143
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 514 for, 61 against, 33 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (3 rejected) and 19 parts of the text voted on separately (19 adopted).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; opposed by ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 36 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 44 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 49 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 4 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 113 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 22 of 135 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 52 | Against 10 | Abst. 5 | No vote 11 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.66 | |
| EPP | For 144 | Against 11 | Abst. 1 | No vote 28 of 184 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.88 | |
| ECR | For 59 | Against 8 | Abst. 5 | No vote 12 of 84 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.73 | |
| Patriots | For 44 | Against 8 | Abst. 17 | No vote 15 of 84 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.46 | |
| ESN | For 1 | Against 20 | Abst. 3 | No vote 3 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.75 | |
| No group | For 16 | Against 4 | Abst. 2 | No vote 6 of 28 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Voted against their group, 44
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 · 10 voted against, 5 abstained of 67 who voted
Voted against (10)
- Abir AL-SAHLANI Sweden
- Anouk VAN BRUG Netherlands
- Bart GROOTHUIS Netherlands
- Christine SINGER Germany
- Emma WIESNER Sweden
- Engin EROGLU Germany
- Jeannette BALJEU Netherlands
- Joachim STREIT Germany
- Karin KARLSBRO Sweden
- Malik AZMANI Netherlands
Abstained (5)
- Asger CHRISTENSEN Denmark
- Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN Germany
- Moritz KÖRNER Germany
- Morten LØKKEGAARD Denmark
- Svenja HAHN Germany
EPP line For · 11 voted against, 1 abstained of 156 who voted
Voted against (11)
- Alexander BERNHUBER Austria
- Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE Sweden
- Angelika WINZIG Austria
- Arba KOKALARI Sweden
- Aura SALLA Finland
- Henrik DAHL Denmark
- Jessica POLFJÄRD Sweden
- Lukas MANDL Austria
- Niels Flemming HANSEN Denmark
- Reinhold LOPATKA Austria
- Tomas TOBÉ Sweden
Abstained (1)
- Andrea WECHSLER Germany
ECR line For · 8 voted against, 5 abstained of 72 who voted
Voted against (8)
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Cristian TERHEŞ Romania
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
Abstained (5)
- Bert-Jan RUISSEN Netherlands
- Jessika VAN LEEUWEN Netherlands
- Maciej WĄSIK Poland
- Michał DWORCZYK Poland
- Sander SMIT Netherlands
ESN line Against · 1 voted for, 3 abstained of 24 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Sarah KNAFO France
Abstained (3)
- Petar VOLGIN Bulgaria
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
- Roberto VANNACCI Italy
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.25 |
| Belgium | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.68 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Czechia | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.90 |
| Germany | 63 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 0.65 |
| Denmark | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.31 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 50 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0.84 |
| Finland | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.73 |
| France | 71 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Greece | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0.18 |
| Croatia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.90 |
| Ireland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — |
| Italy | 61 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0.89 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0.36 |
| Poland | 42 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0.79 |
| Portugal | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Romania | 20 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.86 |
| Sweden | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.79 |
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.
608 members with a recorded position.
| Member | Country | Group | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abir AL-SAHLANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | Renew | Against |
| Adam BIELAN | Poland | ECR | For |
| Adam JARUBAS | Poland | EPP | For |
| Adnan DIBRANI | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Adrian-George AXINIA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Afroditi LATINOPOULOU | Greece | Patriots | Abstained |
| Alberico GAMBINO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Aldo PATRICIELLO | Italy | Patriots | For |
| Aleksandar NIKOLIC | France | Patriots | For |
| Alessandra MORETTI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Alessandro CIRIANI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Alexander BERNHUBER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | EPP | Against |
| Alexander JUNGBLUTH | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Alexander SELL | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Alexandra GEESE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Alexandra MEHNERT | Germany | EPP | For |
| Alexandre VARAUT | France | Patriots | For |
| Alice KUHNKE | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | EPP | Against |
| Alicia HOMS GINEL | Spain | S&D | For |
| Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Alvise PÉREZ | Spain | No group | For |
| Ana Catarina MENDES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Ana Miguel PEDRO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Ana MIRANDA PAZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Ana VASCONCELOS | Portugal | Renew | For |
| Andi CRISTEA | Romania | S&D | For |
| András GYÜRK | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| András LÁSZLÓ | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| András Tivadar KULJA | Hungary | EPP | For |
| André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| André ROUGÉ | France | Patriots | For |
| Andrea WECHSLER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | EPP | Abstained |
| Andreas SCHIEDER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | EPP | For |
| Andrey KOVATCHEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Andrey NOVAKOV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Andrzej BUŁA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Andrzej HALICKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Angelika NIEBLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Angelika WINZIG voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | EPP | Against |
| Angéline FURET | France | Patriots | For |
| Anja ARNDT | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Anja HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | The Left | For |
| Anna BRYŁKA | Poland | Patriots | Against |
| Anna CAVAZZINI | Germany | Greens | For |
| Anna Maria CISINT | Italy | Patriots | Abstained |
| Anna STROLENBERG | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Anna STÜRGKH | Austria | Renew | For |
| Anna ZALEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON | Finland | Renew | For |
| Annalisa CORRADO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Annamária VICSEK | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT | France | Patriots | For |
| Anouk VAN BRUG voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | Renew | Against |
| Anthony SMITH | France | The Left | For |
| Antonella SBERNA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Antonín STANĚK | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE | Spain | EPP | For |
| Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN | Ireland | S&D | For |
| Arash SAEIDI | France | The Left | For |
| Arba KOKALARI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | EPP | Against |
| Arkadiusz MULARCZYK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Arno BAUSEMER | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Asger CHRISTENSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | Renew | Abstained |
| Aura SALLA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Finland | EPP | Against |
| Aurelijus VERYGA | Lithuania | ECR | For |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Barbara BONTE | Belgium | Patriots | For |
| Barry ANDREWS | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Bart GROOTHUIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | Renew | Against |
| Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Beata SZYDŁO | Poland | ECR | For |
| Beatrice TIMGREN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | ECR | Against |
| Benedetta SCUDERI | Italy | Greens | For |
| Benoit CASSART | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Bernard GUETTA | France | Renew | For |
| Bert-Jan RUISSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | ECR | Abstained |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Billy KELLEHER | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Bogdan RZOŃCA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Borys BUDKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Branislav ONDRUŠ | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Branko GRIMS | Slovenia | No group | For |
| Brigitte VAN DEN BERG | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Bruno TOBBACK | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Camilla LAURETI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Carla TAVARES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Carlo CICCIOLI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Carolina MORACE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Catarina MARTINS | Portugal | The Left | For |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Catherine GRISET | France | Patriots | For |
| Cecilia STRADA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Céline IMART | France | EPP | For |
| César LUENA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Charles GOERENS | Luxembourg | Renew | For |
| Charlie WEIMERS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | ECR | Against |
| Chiara GEMMA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Chloé RIDEL | France | S&D | For |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Christian EHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Christine ANDERSON | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Christine SINGER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | Renew | Against |
| Christophe CLERGEAU | France | S&D | For |
| Christophe GOMART | France | EPP | For |
| Christophe GRUDLER | France | Renew | For |
| Claire FITA | France | S&D | For |
| Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU | Romania | ECR | For |
| Cristian TERHEŞ voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Romania | ECR | Against |
| Cristina GUARDA | Italy | Greens | For |
| Cristina MAESTRE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Csaba BOGDÁN | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Csaba DÖMÖTÖR | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| Csaba MOLNÁR | Hungary | S&D | For |
| Dainius ŽALIMAS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Damian BOESELAGER | Germany | Greens | For |
| Damien CARÊME | France | The Left | For |
| Daniel ATTARD | Malta | S&D | For |
| Daniel BUDA | Romania | EPP | For |
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Greens | For |
| Daniel OBAJTEK | Poland | ECR | For |
| Daniele POLATO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Danilo DELLA VALLE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Danuše NERUDOVÁ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Dario NARDELLA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Dario TAMBURRANO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Dariusz JOŃSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| David CASA | Malta | EPP | For |
| David CORMAND | France | Greens | For |
| David MCALLISTER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Davor Ivo STIER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Delara BURKHARDT | Germany | S&D | For |
| Denis NESCI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Dennis RADTKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ | Romania | No group | Against |
| Diana RIBA I GINER | Spain | Greens | For |
| Dick ERIXON voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | ECR | Against |
| Diego SOLIER | Spain | ECR | For |
| Dirk GOTINK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Dolors MONTSERRAT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Dóra DÁVID | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Eero HEINÄLUOMA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Elena DONAZZAN | Italy | ECR | For |
| Elena KOUNTOURA | Greece | The Left | For |
| Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Elena SANCHO MURILLO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Elio DI RUPO | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Elisabeth DIERINGER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Elisabeth GROSSMANN | Austria | S&D | For |
| Elisabetta GUALMINI | Italy | Renew | For |
| Elsi KATAINEN | Finland | Renew | For |
| Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Emil RADEV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Emma FOURREAU | France | The Left | For |
| Emma WIESNER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | Renew | Against |
| Emmanouil FRAGKOS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Greece | ECR | Against |
| Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS | Greece | EPP | For |
| Engin EROGLU voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | Renew | Against |
| Enikő GYŐRI | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| Eric SARGIACOMO | France | S&D | For |
| Erik KALIŇÁK | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | Greens | For |
| Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estelle CEULEMANS | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Estrella GALÁN | Spain | The Left | For |
| Eszter LAKOS | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Eugen TOMAC | Romania | Renew | For |
| Eva MAYDELL | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | For |
| Evin INCIR | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Ewa KOPACZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | Renew | For |
| Fabrice LEGGERI | France | Patriots | For |
| Fernand KARTHEISER | Luxembourg | No group | Abstained |
| Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Flavio TOSI | Italy | EPP | For |
| France JAMET | France | Patriots | For |
| Francesco TORSELLI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Francisco ASSIS | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON | Spain | EPP | For |
| François KALFON | France | S&D | For |
| François-Xavier BELLAMY | France | EPP | For |
| Friedrich PÜRNER | Germany | No group | For |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | For |
| Gaetano PEDULLA' | Italy | The Left | For |
| Galato ALEXANDRAKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Greece | ECR | Against |
| Geadis GEADI | Cyprus | ECR | For |
| Georg MAYER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Georgia TRAMACERE | Italy | S&D | For |
| Georgiana TEODORESCU | Romania | ECR | For |
| Gerald HAUSER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Gerolf ANNEMANS | Belgium | Patriots | For |
| Gheorghe FALCĂ | Romania | EPP | For |
| Gheorghe PIPEREA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Gilles BOYER | France | Renew | For |
| Gilles PENNELLE | France | Patriots | For |
| Giorgio GORI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giovanni CROSETTO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Giuseppe ANTOCI | Italy | The Left | For |
| Giuseppe LUPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Giusi PRINCI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Gordan BOSANAC | Croatia | Greens | For |
| Grégory ALLIONE | France | Renew | For |
| Grzegorz BRAUN | Poland | No group | Against |
| Guillaume PELTIER | France | ECR | For |
| Günther SIDL | Austria | S&D | For |
| György HÖLVÉNYI | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| Hana JALLOUL MURO | Spain | S&D | For |
| Hanna GEDIN | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Hannah NEUMANN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Hannes HEIDE | Austria | S&D | For |
| Harald VILIMSKY | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Hélder SOUSA SILVA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Heléne FRITZON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER | Austria | Renew | For |
| Henrik DAHL voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | EPP | Against |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | EPP | For |
| Hermann TERTSCH | Spain | Patriots | Abstained |
| Hilde VAUTMANS | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Hildegard BENTELE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Hristo PETROV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Idoia MENDIA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Ignazio Roberto MARINO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Ilaria SALIS | Italy | The Left | For |
| Ilia LAZAROV | Bulgaria | EPP | For |
| Inese VAIDERE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Ingeborg TER LAAK | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Irene MONTERO | Spain | The Left | For |
| Irene TINAGLI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Irmhild BOSSDORF | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ | Spain | The Left | For |
| Isabel WISELER-LIMA | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Isilda GOMES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Iuliu WINKLER | Romania | EPP | For |
| Ivan DAVID | Czechia | ESN | Against |
| Ivars IJABS | Latvia | Renew | For |
| Ivaylo VALCHEV | Bulgaria | ECR | For |
| Jaak MADISON | Estonia | ECR | For |
| Jacek OZDOBA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Jacek PROTAS | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jan FARSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Jan-Peter WARNKE | Germany | No group | For |
| Jana NAGYOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | Renew | For |
| Janusz LEWANDOWSKI | Poland | EPP | For |
| Jaroslav BŽOCH | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Javi LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | EPP | For |
| Jean-Marc GERMAIN | France | S&D | For |
| Jean-Paul GARRAUD | France | Patriots | For |
| Jeannette BALJEU voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | Renew | Against |
| Jens GEIER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Jens GIESEKE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Jérémy DECERLE | France | Renew | For |
| Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | EPP | For |
| Jessica POLFJÄRD voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | EPP | Against |
| Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | ECR | Abstained |
| Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Joachim STREIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | Renew | Against |
| Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS | Poland | S&D | For |
| João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO | Portugal | Renew | For |
| João OLIVEIRA | Portugal | The Left | For |
| Johan DANIELSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Jonas SJÖSTEDT | Sweden | The Left | For |
| Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA | Spain | Patriots | Abstained |
| Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS | Spain | Patriots | Abstained |
| José CEPEDA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL | Spain | Patriots | Abstained |
| Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Julie RECHAGNEUX | France | Patriots | For |
| Julien LEONARDELLI | France | Patriots | For |
| Julien SANCHEZ | France | Patriots | For |
| Jüri RATAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Jussi SARAMO | Finland | The Left | For |
| Jutta PAULUS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kai TEGETHOFF | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Karin KARLSBRO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | Renew | Against |
| Karlo RESSLER | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Katarina BARLEY | Germany | S&D | For |
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Kateřina KONEČNÁ | Czechia | No group | For |
| Kathleen VAN BREMPT | Belgium | S&D | For |
| Katri KULMUNI | Finland | Renew | For |
| Katrin LANGENSIEPEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Klára DOBREV | Hungary | S&D | For |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Kostas PAPADAKIS | Greece | No group | Against |
| Kris VAN DIJCK | Belgium | ECR | For |
| Kristian VIGENIN | Bulgaria | S&D | For |
| Kristoffer STORM voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | ECR | Against |
| Krzysztof BREJZA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof HETMAN | Poland | EPP | For |
| Krzysztof ŚMISZEK | Poland | S&D | For |
| Lara MAGONI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Lara WOLTERS | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Laurence FARRENG | France | Renew | For |
| Laurence TROCHU | France | ECR | For |
| Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS | Greece | No group | Against |
| Leila CHAIBI | France | The Left | For |
| Leire PAJÍN | Spain | S&D | For |
| Lena SCHILLING | Austria | Greens | For |
| Leoluca ORLANDO | Italy | Greens | For |
| Letizia MORATTI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Li ANDERSSON | Finland | The Left | For |
| Lídia PEREIRA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Liesbet SOMMEN | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Liudas MAŽYLIS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Loránt VINCZE | Romania | EPP | For |
| Loucas FOURLAS | Cyprus | EPP | For |
| Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Ľuboš BLAHA | Slovakia | No group | For |
| Lucia ANNUNZIATA | Italy | S&D | For |
| Lucia YAR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Luděk NIEDERMAYER | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Ľudovít ÓDOR | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Lukas MANDL voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | EPP | Against |
| Lukas SIEPER | Germany | Renew | For |
| Łukasz KOHUT | Poland | EPP | For |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | The Left | For |
| Maciej WĄSIK voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Magdalena ADAMOWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Majbritt BIRKHOLM | Denmark | Patriots | Against |
| Majdouline SBAI | France | Greens | For |
| Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | For |
| Malik AZMANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | Renew | Against |
| Malika SOREL | France | No group | For |
| Manfred WEBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Manon AUBRY | France | The Left | For |
| Manuela RIPA | Germany | EPP | For |
| Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER | Spain | EPP | For |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | For |
| Marc BOTENGA | Belgium | The Left | For |
| Marc JONGEN | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Marcin SYPNIEWSKI | Poland | ESN | Against |
| Marco FALCONE | Italy | EPP | For |
| Marco SQUARTA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Marco TARQUINIO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Marcos ROS SEMPERE | Spain | S&D | For |
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN | Spain | Patriots | Abstained |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | For |
| Maria GUZENINA | Finland | S&D | For |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | For |
| Maria OHISALO | Finland | Greens | For |
| Maria ZACHARIA | Greece | No group | Abstained |
| Mariateresa VIVALDINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Marie DAUCHY | France | Patriots | For |
| Marie TOUSSAINT | France | Greens | For |
| Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | Renew | Abstained |
| Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN | France | Patriots | For |
| Marie-Sophie CHRIST | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marieke EHLERS | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Marina KALJURAND | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Marina MESURE | France | The Left | For |
| Mario FURORE | Italy | The Left | For |
| Mario MANTOVANI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Marion MARÉCHAL | France | ECR | For |
| Marion WALSMANN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marit MAIJ | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Mariusz KAMIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Marjan ŠAREC | Slovenia | Renew | For |
| Markéta GREGOROVÁ | Czechia | Greens | For |
| Markus BUCHHEIT | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Marlena MALĄG | Poland | ECR | For |
| Marta TEMIDO | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Marta WCISŁO | Poland | EPP | For |
| Martin GÜNTHER | Germany | The Left | For |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Greens | For |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Martine KEMP | Luxembourg | EPP | For |
| Mārtiņš STAĶIS | Latvia | Greens | For |
| Massimiliano SALINI | Italy | EPP | For |
| Matej TONIN | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mathilde ANDROUËT | France | Patriots | For |
| Matthias ECKE | Germany | S&D | For |
| Mélanie DISDIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Merja KYLLÖNEN | Finland | The Left | For |
| Michael BLOSS | Germany | Greens | For |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Michael MCNAMARA | Ireland | Renew | For |
| Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG | Germany | No group | For |
| Michał DWORCZYK voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Poland | ECR | Abstained |
| Michał KOBOSKO | Poland | Renew | For |
| Michał SZCZERBA | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ | Poland | EPP | For |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Michalis HADJIPANTELA | Cyprus | EPP | For |
| Michele PICARO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Mieke ANDRIESE | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Mihai TUDOSE | Romania | S&D | For |
| Milan MAZUREK | Slovakia | ESN | Against |
| Milan UHRÍK | Slovakia | ESN | Against |
| Milan ZVER | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN | Spain | Patriots | Abstained |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | EPP | For |
| Mirosława NYKIEL | Poland | EPP | For |
| Mohammed CHAHIM | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Moritz KÖRNER voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | Renew | Abstained |
| Morten LØKKEGAARD voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | Renew | Abstained |
| Mounir SATOURI | France | Greens | For |
| Murielle LAURENT | France | S&D | For |
| Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR | Spain | S&D | For |
| Nadine MORANO | France | EPP | For |
| Nathalie LOISEAU | France | Renew | For |
| Nela RIEHL | Germany | Greens | For |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nicola PROCACCINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Greens | For |
| Nicolas BAY | France | ECR | For |
| Niels Flemming HANSEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Denmark | EPP | Against |
| Niels FUGLSANG | Denmark | S&D | For |
| Niels GEUKING | Germany | EPP | For |
| Nikola BARTŮŠEK | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Nikola MINCHEV | Bulgaria | Renew | For |
| Nikolaos ANADIOTIS | Greece | No group | For |
| Nikolas FARANTOURIS | Greece | S&D | For |
| Nikolina BRNJAC | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Nils UŠAKOVS | Latvia | S&D | For |
| Nora JUNCO GARCÍA | Spain | ECR | For |
| Nora MEBAREK | France | S&D | For |
| Norbert HERHAMMER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Norbert LINS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ | Spain | Renew | For |
| Oliver SCHENK | Germany | EPP | For |
| Ondřej KOLÁŘ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Paolo BORCHIA | Italy | Patriots | Abstained |
| Paolo INSELVINI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Pär HOLMGREN | Sweden | Greens | For |
| Pascal ARIMONT | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Pascal CANFIN | France | Renew | For |
| Pascale PIERA | France | Patriots | For |
| Pasquale TRIDICO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Patryk JAKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Paulius SAUDARGAS | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Paulo CUNHA | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Per CLAUSEN | Denmark | The Left | For |
| Pernando BARRENA ARZA | Spain | The Left | For |
| Petar VOLGIN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Bulgaria | ESN | Abstained |
| Peter AGIUS | Malta | EPP | For |
| Peter LIESE | Germany | EPP | For |
| Petr BYSTRON | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Petra STEGER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | Renew | For |
| Petras GRAŽULIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Lithuania | ESN | Abstained |
| Philippe OLIVIER | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierfrancesco MARAN | Italy | S&D | For |
| Pierre JOUVET | France | S&D | For |
| Pierre PIMPIE | France | Patriots | For |
| Pierre-Romain THIONNET | France | Patriots | For |
| Pietro FIOCCHI | Italy | ECR | For |
| Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA | Spain | EPP | For |
| Pina PICIERNO | Italy | Renew | For |
| Rachel BLOM | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Rada LAYKOVA | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Raffaele TOPO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Raphaël GLUCKSMANN | France | S&D | For |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE | Netherlands | Renew | For |
| Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ | Lithuania | EPP | For |
| Rasmus ANDRESEN | Germany | Greens | For |
| Rasmus NORDQVIST | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO | Spain | EPP | For |
| Reinhold LOPATKA voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Austria | EPP | Against |
| Reinier VAN LANSCHOT | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Reinis POZŅAKS | Latvia | ECR | For |
| René AUST | Germany | ESN | Against |
| René REPASI | Germany | S&D | For |
| Riho TERRAS | Estonia | EPP | For |
| Robert BIEDROŃ | Poland | S&D | For |
| Roberto VANNACCI voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Italy | ESN | Abstained |
| Roberts ZĪLE | Latvia | ECR | For |
| Rody TOLASSY | France | Patriots | For |
| Roman HAIDER | Austria | Patriots | Abstained |
| Romana JERKOVIĆ | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Romana TOMC | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT | Spain | EPP | For |
| Rosa SERRANO SIERRA | Spain | S&D | For |
| Rudi KENNES | Belgium | The Left | For |
| Ruth FIRMENICH | Germany | No group | For |
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | EPP | For |
| Sabrina REPP | Germany | S&D | For |
| Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU | Greece | S&D | For |
| Salvatore DE MEO | Italy | EPP | For |
| Sander SMIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Netherlands | ECR | Abstained |
| Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | For |
| Sandra KALNIETE | Latvia | EPP | For |
| Sandro GOZI | France | Renew | For |
| Sandro RUOTOLO | Italy | S&D | For |
| Sara MATTHIEU | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Sarah KNAFO voted otherwise than their group's clear line | France | ESN | For |
| Saskia BRICMONT | Belgium | Greens | For |
| Seán KELLY | Ireland | EPP | For |
| Sebastian KRUIS | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Sebastian TYNKKYNEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Finland | ECR | Against |
| Sebastião BUGALHO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA | Romania | ECR | For |
| Sergey LAGODINSKY | Germany | Greens | For |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | For |
| Sérgio GONÇALVES | Portugal | S&D | For |
| Sérgio HUMBERTO | Portugal | EPP | For |
| Séverine WERBROUCK | France | Patriots | For |
| Sibylle BERG | Germany | No group | For |
| Siegbert Frank DROESE | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Siegfried MUREŞAN | Romania | EPP | For |
| Sigrid FRIIS | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Silvia SARDONE | Italy | Patriots | Abstained |
| Sofie ERIKSSON | Sweden | S&D | For |
| Sophia KIRCHER | Austria | EPP | For |
| Stanislav STOYANOV | Bulgaria | ESN | Against |
| Stanisław TYSZKA | Poland | ESN | Against |
| Stefan BERGER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Stefan KÖHLER | Germany | EPP | For |
| Ştefan MUŞOIU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Stefano BONACCINI | Italy | S&D | For |
| Stefano CAVEDAGNA | Italy | ECR | For |
| Stephen Nikola BARTULICA | Croatia | ECR | For |
| Stine BOSSE | Denmark | Renew | For |
| Sunčana GLAVAK | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ | Spain | EPP | For |
| Susanna CECCARDI | Italy | Patriots | Abstained |
| Sven MIKSER | Estonia | S&D | For |
| Sven SIMON | Germany | EPP | For |
| Svenja HAHN voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Germany | Renew | Abstained |
| Taner KABILOV | Bulgaria | ECR | For |
| Terry REINTKE | Germany | Greens | For |
| Thierry MARIANI | France | Patriots | For |
| Thijs REUTEN | Netherlands | S&D | For |
| Thomas BAJADA | Malta | S&D | For |
| Thomas GEISEL | Germany | No group | For |
| Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN | France | S&D | For |
| Thomas WAITZ | Austria | Greens | For |
| Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ | Portugal | Patriots | For |
| Tiemo WÖLKEN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tilly METZ | Luxembourg | Greens | For |
| Tineke STRIK | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Tobias CREMER | Germany | S&D | For |
| Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI | Poland | ECR | For |
| Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE | Belgium | Patriots | For |
| Tomáš KUBÍN | Czechia | Patriots | For |
| Tomas TOBÉ voted otherwise than their group's clear line | Sweden | EPP | Against |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | EPP | For |
| Tomasz BUCZEK | Poland | Patriots | Against |
| Tomasz FROELICH | Germany | ESN | Against |
| Tomislav SOKOL | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Ton DIEPEVEEN | Netherlands | Patriots | Against |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | For |
| Tsvetelina PENKOVA | Bulgaria | S&D | For |
| Udo BULLMANN | Germany | S&D | For |
| Ufuk KÂHYA | Netherlands | Greens | For |
| Valentina PALMISANO | Italy | The Left | For |
| Valérie DELOGE | France | Patriots | For |
| Valérie DEVAUX | France | Renew | For |
| Valérie HAYER | France | Renew | For |
| Vasile DÎNCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Verena MERTENS | Germany | EPP | For |
| Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ | Slovakia | Renew | For |
| Veronika VRECIONOVÁ | Czechia | ECR | For |
| Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ | Spain | Greens | For |
| Victor NEGRESCU | Romania | S&D | For |
| Viktor WEISZ | Hungary | EPP | For |
| Viktória FERENC | Hungary | Patriots | For |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Vilis KRIŠTOPANS | Latvia | Patriots | For |
| Villy SØVNDAL | Denmark | Greens | For |
| Virgil-Daniel POPESCU | Romania | EPP | For |
| Virginie JORON | France | Patriots | For |
| Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS | Lithuania | Greens | For |
| Vivien COSTANZO | Germany | S&D | For |
| Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU | Romania | Renew | For |
| Vladimir PREBILIČ | Slovenia | Greens | For |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS | Lithuania | S&D | For |
| Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI | Lithuania | ECR | For |
| Wouter BEKE | Belgium | EPP | For |
| Younous OMARJEE | France | The Left | For |
| Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE | Belgium | Renew | For |
| Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ | Slovenia | EPP | For |
| Željana ZOVKO | Croatia | EPP | For |
| Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG | Hungary | ESN | Against |
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN Spain | Patriots | Speeches3 | 17 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Abstained |
| Loucas FOURLAS Cyprus | EPP | Speeches2 | 17 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF Germany | S&D | Speeches2 | 17 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Cristian TERHEŞ Romania | ECR | Speeches2 | 17 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Ana MIRANDA PAZ Spain | Greens | Speeches2 | 17 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Ruggero RAZZA Italy | ECR | Speeches2 | 17 Sept 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
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All votes on this decision, 23
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 2 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 A10-0168/2026 – Loucas Fourlas, Ruggero Razza – After § 1 – Am 1 | Roll call | 195 for, 373 against, 29 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Members |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 A10-0168/2026 – Loucas Fourlas, Ruggero Razza – After § 1 – Am 1 | Roll call | 195 for, 373 against, 29 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Members |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Paragraph 5 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “Underlines that safe staffing levels, good working conditions and the right combination of professionals in the healthcare workforce are essential for patient safety, quality of care and staff well-being; calls moreover on the Commission to propose a Council recommendation setting out common principles for safe, evidence-based and high-quality staffing for the whole healthcare workforce, anchored in patient safety outcomes, social dialogue and collective bargaining and risk-based assessment while fully respecting the diversity of healthcare system models; calls for such a recommendation to recognise unsafe staffing levels as an occupational hazard;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 5 | Paragraph 5 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “calls on the Commission to consider the need for an obligatory framework to this end which comprises workload controls and doctor-to-patient/nurse-to-patient ratios, including in high-acuity settings and measures to relieve the physical, psychological and administrative burden faced by healthcare workers, aiming to reduce errors and strengthening overall healthcare system performance, while recognising the need for flexibility for health organisations to adapt to labour-market realities and workforce planning priorities without compromising quality of care or patient safety;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 6 | Paragraph 5 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “calls on the Member States to adopt, implement and regularly review national legislative frameworks thereafter, including minimum thresholds and benchmarks on safe staffing, as well as minimum consultation times that are sufficient to ensure an accurate assessment and appropriate care of patients with increasingly complex clinical profiles, also in the light of the expansion of treatment options, where applicable; calls for national approaches to be based on evidence, clinical context, social dialogue and collective agreements, ensuring transparent reporting on quality and safety indicators;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 7 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 8 | Separate vote on paragraph 17 A10-0168/2026 – Loucas Fourlas, Ruggero Razza – § 17 | Roll call | 487 for, 45 against, 66 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D; separate: Members |
| 9 | Separate vote on paragraph 20 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 10 | Separate vote on paragraph 21 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 11 | Separate vote on paragraph 23 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 12 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 29 A10-0168/2026 – Loucas Fourlas, Ruggero Razza – After § 29 – Am 2 | Roll call | 189 for, 387 against, 23 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Members |
| 13 | Paragraph 33 — part 1 of 5 Part voted on: “Stresses the need for a coordinated approach by the, the WHO and the EU to monitoring the flow of healthcare workers, promoting ethical rules for international mobility and preventing brain drain;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 14 | Paragraph 33 — part 2 of 5 Part voted on: “stresses that, where international recruitment is needed, it should not be considered the only tool for the long-term sustainability of healthcare systems, and should be regarded as a complementary measure, and must comply with ethical principles as set out in the WHO Global Code of Practice, so as to prevent creating or exacerbating workforce shortages in countries of origin and to improve relevant monitoring;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 15 | Paragraph 33 — part 3 of 5 Part voted on: “recalls that such recruitment should also be carried out in full respect of national health systems and workforce sustainability;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 16 | Paragraph 33 — part 4 of 5 Part voted on: “welcomes the inclusion of certain categories of healthcare professions in the list of EU-wide shortage occupations as part of an array of measures addressing labour shortages in the EU,” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 17 | Paragraph 33 — part 5 of 5 Part voted on: “in the context of the recently adopted EU Talent Pool Regulation;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Members |
| 18 | Separate vote on paragraph 37 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 19 | Separate vote on paragraph 51 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 20 | Separate vote on paragraph 53 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 21 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 55 A10-0168/2026 – Loucas Fourlas, Ruggero Razza – After § 55 – Am 3 | Roll call | 197 for, 400 against, 9 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Members |
| 22 | Separate vote on recital AH | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Members |
| 23 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0168/2026 – Loucas Fourlas, Ruggero Razza – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 514 for, 61 against, 33 abstained Adopted |
Roll calls requested by S&D, Members · split votes by Members (2) · separate votes by Members.
Text
The text voted on.
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The report responds to a health workforce crisis in the Union, where shortages of doctors, nurses, carers and other healthcare professionals are deepening and becoming structural.
It sets out measures under six pillars: employment and working conditions, regional inequalities in access to care, recruitment and training, digital transformation, financing and planning, and ethical labour models.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position, meaning it states Parliament's stance on how to address the crisis and support sustainable healthcare systems.
The report calls for better implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive, expanded education and training pathways, and use of ESF+ and cohesion funds to support national plans.
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Parliament's resolution on an EU health workforce crisis plan calls for a long-term European healthcare workforce strategy to add at least one million professionals over the 2028-2034 funding period.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2062(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 17 September 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 13 March 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 3 June 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 11 June 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 17 September 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: SANT · Authors: Loucas FOURLAS (EPP), Ruggero RAZZA (ECR)
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
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- 25 September 2026
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European Parliament (2026). “An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector”. Decision, 17 September 2026. votingId 196143, document A-10-2026-0168, reference 2025/2062(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/3?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 September 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-09-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-09-17-3,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/3?members=all}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-09-17/3?members=all},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 196143, document A-10-2026-0168, reference 2025/2062(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-09-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-09-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}