Dossier · Own-initiative report
Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds
- Reference
- 2024/2106(INI) Own-initiative report
- Where it stands
- Parliament adopted the text on 10 September 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Stage
- Parliament’s position
- Lead committee
- Regional Development REGI
More facts (6)
- Author
- Vladimir PREBILIČ
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 7 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 10 Sept 2025 · Adopted
- Versions
- 3 versions
- Opinions from
- CONT, BUDG, EMPL
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 28 November 2024
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 25 June 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 11 July 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 10 September 2025
- Parliament’s position (done) Final
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Regional Development REGI
- Author
- Vladimir PREBILIČ (Greens)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Fredis BELERIS (EPP), Klára DOBREV (S&D), Klara DOSTALOVA (Patriots), Waldemar BUDA (ECR), Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE (Renew), Kathleen FUNCHION (The Left), Irmhild BOSSDORF (ESN)
- Opinion: CONT
- Budgetary Control · rapporteur Jacek PROTAS (EPP)
- Opinion: BUDG
- Budgets · rapporteur Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA (EPP)
- Opinion: EMPL
- Employment and Social Affairs · rapporteur Marit MAIJ (S&D)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sept 2025 | Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds | Resolutions | Adopted | 513 for, 111 against, 40 abstained by roll call |
Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.
Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).
- 10 Sept 2025 Final vote on the motion for a resolution
Adopted 513–111–40
- The Left
- Divided
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Divided
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- For
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Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament10 Sept 2025
Adopted text TA10-0188/2025 TA-10-2025-0188
Tabled for plenary11 Jul 2025
Report A10-0138/2025 A-10-2025-0138
Committee draft24 Feb 2025
Draft report (REGI) REGI-PR-769947
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0188/2025: Parliament's resolution on simplifying cohesion funds stresses that simplification must not undermine cohesion policy's core goals of reducing disparities and supporting long-term investment.
- Report A10-0138/2025: The report calls for simplifying cohesion funds while preserving their core principles, such as shared management and partnership, and warns against diverting funds to crises.
- Draft report (REGI): This draft report on possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds recalls the role of cohesion policy, acknowledges existing simplifications, and makes recommendations for the future.
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (CONT), Opinion (BUDG), Draft opinion (BUDG), Opinion (CONT)
What changed, 2
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0138/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0188/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in formal points: punctuation and decimal separator are updated.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (REGI) → Report A10-0138/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The new version substantially expands the report, adding many new recitals and paragraphs on topics such as the rule of law, gender mainstreaming, and audit. It also rephrases the opening recital to emphasize that cohesion funds must remain reserved for their primary objectives.
Timeline, 12
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 3 steps · 11 Jul 2025–10 Sept 2025
10 September 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 10 Sept 2025 Report A10-0138/2025Adopted text TA10-0188/2025
9 September 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 9 Sept 2025 Report A10-0137/2025Report A10-0138/2025Report A10-0139/2025
11 July 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 9 steps · 28 Nov 2024–25 Jun 2025
25 June 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
REGI (Regional Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
4 June 2025
BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
14 May 2025
CONT (Budgetary Control) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
9 April 2025
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
3 April 2025
Draft opinion from BUDG (Budgets)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
28 March 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of REGI (Regional Development) proposed changes to the draft.
17 March 2025
Draft opinion from CONT (Budgetary Control)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
24 February 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in REGI (Regional Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
28 November 2024
Referred to the REGI (Regional Development) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; CONT (Budgetary Control), BUDG (Budgets), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) give an opinion.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
- Text REPORT on possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds Report A10-0138/2025 10 Sept 2025
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds”. Dossier, 10 September 2025. procId 2024-2106, reference 2024/2106(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2106 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F2106(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-2106 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2024-2106,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Possibilities for simplification of cohesion funds}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-09-10},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2106}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2106},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2024-2106, reference 2024/2106(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F2106(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
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