Dossier · Own-initiative report
Ninth report on economic and social cohesion
- Reference
- 2024/2107(INI) Own-initiative report
- Where it stands
- Parliament adopted the text on 8 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Stage
- Parliament’s position
- Lead committee
- Regional Development REGI
More facts (6)
- Author
- Jacek PROTAS
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 7 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 8 May 2025 · Adopted
- Versions
- 3 versions
- Opinions from
- AGRI
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 9 April 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 15 April 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 8 May 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
- Jacek PROTAS (EPP)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Sérgio GONÇALVES (S&D), Tamás DEUTSCH (Patriots), Francesco VENTOLA (ECR), Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ (Renew), Rasmus ANDRESEN (Greens), Kathleen FUNCHION (The Left), Irmhild BOSSDORF (ESN)
- Opinion: AGRI
- Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Veronika VRECIONOVÁ (ECR)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2025 | Ninth report on economic and social cohesion | Resolutions | Adopted | 392 for, 125 against, 55 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).
- 8 May 2025 Final vote on the motion for a resolution
Adopted 392–125–55
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
Add members’ columns
Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament8 May 2025
Adopted text TA10-0098/2025 TA-10-2025-0098
Tabled for plenary15 Apr 2025
Report A10-0066/2025 A-10-2025-0066
Committee draft16 Dec 2024
Draft report (REGI) REGI-PR-766926
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0098/2025: Parliament's resolution on the ninth report on economic and social cohesion insists that cohesion policy keep its regional, place-based approach and calls for robust funding post-2027, with at least current levels in real terms.
- Report A10-0066/2025: The resolution responds to the Commission's ninth report on economic and social cohesion, setting out Parliament's position on the future of cohesion policy after 2027.
- Draft report (REGI): This draft report responds to the Commission's ninth report on economic and social cohesion. It insists that cohesion policy keep its regional, place-based approach and calls for solid funding, simpler rules, and flexibility for regions.
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 A10-0066/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0098/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in formal points: decimal separators are changed from points to commas.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (REGI) → Report A10-0066/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Expands the role of cohesion policy in EU objectives and adds details on its economic impact. Adds new recitals on rural development, absorption rates, development traps, urban challenges, and external border regions. Adds new paragraphs calling for more funding, flexibility, simplification, and attention to specific regions. Adds a letter from the Agriculture Committee with suggestions on rural areas and fund access.
Timeline, 8
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 3 steps · 15 Apr 2025–8 May 2025
8 May 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 8 May 2025 Report A10-0066/2025Adopted text TA10-0098/2025
5 May 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
15 April 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps · 28 Nov 2024–9 Apr 2025
9 April 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
REGI (Regional Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
19 March 2025
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
7 February 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of REGI (Regional Development) proposed changes to the draft.
16 December 2024
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; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) gives an opinion.
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- Text REPORT on the ninth report on economic and social cohesion Report A10-0066/2025 8 May 2025
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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). “Ninth report on economic and social cohesion”. Dossier, 8 May 2025. procId 2024-2107, reference 2024/2107(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2107 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F2107(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-2107 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Ninth report on economic and social cohesion}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-05-08},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2107}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-2107},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2024-2107, reference 2024/2107(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F2107(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
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