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Decision to open negotiations with the Council

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Vote: Decision to open negotiations with the Council
Decision: No. 1 of the sitting of 26 Mar 2026
Result: 389 for · 206 against · 32 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date: 26 March 2026, 11:06

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Effect: Negotiating mandate approved — this vote decided the decision
Position: vote 1 of 1 on the decision
Official label: A10-0048/2026 – Malik Azmani – Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations
Text: Report A-10-2026-0048
Dossier: 2025/0059(COD)
Vote id: 189597

Effect: Negotiating mandate approved — this vote decided the decision
Position: vote 1 of 1 on the decision
Official label: A10-0048/2026 – Malik Azmani – Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations
Text: Report A-10-2026-0048
Dossier: 2025/0059(COD)
Vote id: 189597

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Result

The vote as recorded by name.

Adopted · 62 % of the votes cast were for.

This was the final vote on the decision: Negotiating mandate approved.

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).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 0	Against 37	Abst. 0	No vote 9 of 46	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 1.00
Greens	For 0	Against 45	Abst. 1	No vote 7 of 53	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.97
S&D	For 7	Against 85	Abst. 6	No vote 37 of 135	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.80
Renew	For 12	Against 31	Abst. 22	No vote 12 of 77	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.22
EPP	For 165	Against 6	Abst. 2	No vote 11 of 184	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.93
ECR	For 73	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 8 of 81	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Patriots	For 83	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 2 of 85	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
ESN	For 26	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 1 of 27	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
No group	For 23	Against 2	Abst. 1	No vote 4 of 30	Majority line —	Clear line No line	Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Countries × groups

How each country’s members of each group voted.

Each cell: members of that country in that group who voted for – against – abstained (group at the date of the vote). Shading: the share of the cell's votes that were for; the stronger the shading, the more for (scale below). — : no member voted.
Country	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	No group
Austria	no member voted	0–2–0	0–5–0	0–0–1	5–0–0	no member voted	6–0–0	no member voted	no member voted
Belgium	0–2–0	0–2–0	0–4–0	1–3–1	0–1–2	1–0–0	3–0–0	no member voted	no member voted
Bulgaria	no member voted	no member voted	0–1–0	0–2–1	5–0–0	1–0–0	no member voted	3–0–0	2–0–0
Cyprus	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	2–0–0	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	0–0–1
Czechia	no member voted	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	5–0–0	3–0–0	8–0–0	1–0–0	3–0–0
Germany	0–4–0	0–15–0	0–11–0	2–6–0	28–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	14–0–0	6–0–0
Denmark	0–1–0	0–3–0	3–0–0	2–1–1	2–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted
Estonia	no member voted	no member voted	0–2–0	1–1–0	2–0–0	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Spain	0–2–0	0–3–0	0–17–0	0–1–0	21–0–0	2–0–0	6–0–0	no member voted	1–0–0
Finland	0–3–0	0–1–0	0–2–0	0–1–1	3–1–0	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
France	0–8–0	0–4–0	0–7–0	0–7–5	5–0–0	4–0–0	30–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0
Greece	0–3–0	no member voted	0–2–0	no member voted	7–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	no member voted	1–2–0
Croatia	no member voted	0–1–0	0–2–0	no member voted	6–0–0	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Hungary	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	6–0–0	no member voted	10–0–0	1–0–0	no member voted
Ireland	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	1–3–0	2–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Italy	0–9–0	0–3–0	0–16–0	0–1–0	8–0–0	24–0–0	6–0–0	1–0–0	no member voted
Lithuania	no member voted	no member voted	0–2–0	0–0–2	3–0–0	1–0–0	no member voted	1–0–0	no member voted
Luxembourg	no member voted	0–1–0	no member voted	0–1–0	0–2–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	1–0–0
Latvia	no member voted	0–0–1	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	2–0–0	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted
Malta	no member voted	no member voted	3–0–0	no member voted	2–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Netherlands	0–1–0	0–4–0	0–4–0	3–2–1	4–0–0	3–0–0	6–0–0	no member voted	no member voted
Poland	no member voted	no member voted	0–3–0	0–0–1	21–0–0	18–0–0	3–0–0	2–0–0	no member voted
Portugal	0–1–0	no member voted	0–6–0	0–0–1	7–0–0	no member voted	2–0–0	no member voted	no member voted
Romania	no member voted	0–1–0	0–1–1	1–0–1	9–0–0	5–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	2–0–0
Sweden	0–1–0	0–3–0	0–0–5	0–0–2	4–0–0	3–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Slovenia	no member voted	0–1–0	no member voted	0–2–0	5–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Slovakia	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	0–0–4	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	2–0–0	6–0–0

Share for: 0–19 %20–39 %40–59 %60–79 %80–100 %

The Left members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	Bar
Belgium	0	2	0
Cyprus	0	1	0
Germany	0	4	0
Denmark	0	1	0
Spain	0	2	0
Finland	0	3	0
France	0	8	0
Greece	0	3	0
Ireland	0	1	0
Italy	0	9	0
Netherlands	0	1	0
Portugal	0	1	0
Sweden	0	1	0

Members

Each member’s recorded position, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

627 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. **≠ group**: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
Member	Country	Group	Position
Adam BIELAN	Poland	ECR	For
Adam JARUBAS	Poland	EPP	For
Adina VĂLEAN	Romania	EPP	For
Adnan DIBRANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Sweden	S&D	Abstained
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA	Spain	EPP	For
Adrian-George AXINIA	Romania	ECR	For
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU	Greece	Patriots	For
Alberico GAMBINO	Italy	ECR	For
Aldo PATRICIELLO	Italy	Patriots	For
Aleksandar NIKOLIC	France	Patriots	For
Alessandra MORETTI	Italy	S&D	Against
Alessandro CIRIANI	Italy	ECR	For
Alessandro ZAN	Italy	S&D	Against
Alex AGIUS SALIBA voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Malta	S&D	For
Alexander BERNHUBER	Austria	EPP	For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH	Germany	ESN	For
Alexandr VONDRA	Czechia	ECR	For
Alexandra GEESE	Germany	Greens	Against
Alexandra MEHNERT	Germany	EPP	For
Alexandre VARAUT	France	Patriots	For
Alice KUHNKE	Sweden	Greens	Against
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE	Sweden	EPP	For
Alvise PÉREZ	Spain	No group	For
Ana Catarina MENDES	Portugal	S&D	Against
Ana Miguel PEDRO	Portugal	EPP	For
Anders VISTISEN	Denmark	Patriots	For
András LÁSZLÓ	Hungary	Patriots	For
András Tivadar KULJA	Hungary	EPP	For
André ROUGÉ	France	Patriots	For
Andrea WECHSLER	Germany	EPP	For
Andreas GLÜCK	Germany	Renew	Against
Andreas SCHIEDER	Austria	S&D	Against
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	Austria	EPP	For
Angéline FURET	France	Patriots	For
Anja ARNDT	Germany	ESN	For
Anja HAZEKAMP	Netherlands	The Left	Against
Anna BRYŁKA	Poland	Patriots	For
Anna CAVAZZINI	Germany	Greens	Against
Anna Maria CISINT	Italy	Patriots	For
Anna STÜRGKH	Austria	Renew	Abstained
Anna ZALEWSKA	Poland	ECR	For
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON	Finland	Renew	Against
Annalisa CORRADO	Italy	S&D	Against
Annamária VICSEK	Hungary	Patriots	For
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT	France	Patriots	For
Anouk VAN BRUG	Netherlands	Renew	For
Anthony SMITH	France	The Left	Against
Antonella SBERNA	Italy	ECR	For
Antonín STANĚK	Czechia	Patriots	For
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE	Spain	EPP	For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA	Portugal	Patriots	For
Arash SAEIDI	France	The Left	Against
Arba KOKALARI	Sweden	EPP	For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK	Poland	ECR	For
Arno BAUSEMER	Germany	ESN	For
Asger CHRISTENSEN	Denmark	Renew	For
Auke ZIJLSTRA	Netherlands	Patriots	For
Aura SALLA	Finland	EPP	For
Aurelijus VERYGA	Lithuania	ECR	For
Axel VOSS	Germany	EPP	For
Barbara BONTE	Belgium	Patriots	For
Barry ANDREWS	Ireland	Renew	Against
Barry COWEN	Ireland	Renew	For
Bart GROOTHUIS	Netherlands	Renew	For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ	Poland	EPP	For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ	Poland	EPP	For
Bas EICKHOUT	Netherlands	Greens	Against
Beata SZYDŁO	Poland	ECR	For
Beatrice TIMGREN	Sweden	ECR	For
Benedetta SCUDERI	Italy	Greens	Against
Benoit CASSART	Belgium	Renew	For
Bernd LANGE	Germany	S&D	Against
Bert-Jan RUISSEN	Netherlands	ECR	For
Biljana BORZAN	Croatia	S&D	Against
Billy KELLEHER	Ireland	Renew	Against
Birgit SIPPEL	Germany	S&D	Against
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI	Poland	EPP	For
Bogdan RZOŃCA	Poland	ECR	For
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ	Spain	EPP	For
Branislav ONDRUŠ	Slovakia	No group	For
Branko GRIMS	Slovenia	EPP	For
Bruno TOBBACK	Belgium	S&D	Against
Camilla LAURETI	Italy	S&D	Against
Carla TAVARES	Portugal	S&D	Against
Carlo CICCIOLI	Italy	ECR	For
Carlo FIDANZA	Italy	ECR	For
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ	Spain	EPP	For
Carolina MORACE	Italy	The Left	Against
Catarina MARTINS	Portugal	The Left	Against
Caterina CHINNICI	Italy	EPP	For
Catherine GRISET	France	Patriots	For
Cecilia STRADA	Italy	S&D	Against
Céline IMART	France	EPP	For
César LUENA	Spain	S&D	Against
Charles GOERENS	Luxembourg	Renew	Against
Charlie WEIMERS	Sweden	ECR	For
Chiara GEMMA	Italy	ECR	For
Chloé RIDEL	France	S&D	Against
Christel SCHALDEMOSE voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Denmark	S&D	For
Christian DOLESCHAL	Germany	EPP	For
Christian EHLER	Germany	EPP	For
Christine ANDERSON	Germany	ESN	For
Christine SCHNEIDER	Germany	EPP	For
Christine SINGER	Germany	Renew	For
Christophe BAY	France	Patriots	For
Christophe CLERGEAU	France	S&D	Against
Christophe GOMART	France	EPP	For
Christophe GRUDLER	France	Renew	Against
Claire FITA	France	S&D	Against
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU	Romania	ECR	For
Cristian TERHEŞ	Romania	ECR	For
Cristina GUARDA	Italy	Greens	Against
Cristina MAESTRE	Spain	S&D	Against
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR	Hungary	Patriots	For
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ	Ireland	Renew	Against
Dainius ŽALIMAS	Lithuania	Renew	Abstained
Damian BOESELAGER	Germany	Greens	Against
Damien CARÊME	France	The Left	Against
Dan BARNA	Romania	Renew	Abstained
Dan NICA	Romania	S&D	Against
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU	Romania	EPP	For
Daniel ATTARD voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Malta	S&D	For
Daniel BUDA	Romania	EPP	For
Daniel FREUND	Germany	Greens	Against
Daniele POLATO	Italy	ECR	For
Danilo DELLA VALLE	Italy	The Left	Against
Danuše NERUDOVÁ	Czechia	EPP	For
Dario TAMBURRANO	Italy	The Left	Against
Dariusz JOŃSKI	Poland	EPP	For
David CASA	Malta	EPP	For
David CORMAND	France	Greens	Against
David MCALLISTER	Germany	EPP	For
Davor Ivo STIER	Croatia	EPP	For
Delara BURKHARDT	Germany	S&D	Against
Denis NESCI	Italy	ECR	For
Dennis RADTKE	Germany	EPP	For
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ	Romania	No group	For
Diana RIBA I GINER	Spain	Greens	Against
Dick ERIXON	Sweden	ECR	For
Diego SOLIER	Spain	ECR	For
Dimitris TSIODRAS	Greece	EPP	For
Dirk GOTINK	Netherlands	EPP	For
Dolors MONTSERRAT	Spain	EPP	For
Dominik TARCZYŃSKI	Poland	ECR	For
Dóra DÁVID	Hungary	EPP	For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA	Finland	S&D	Against
Elena DONAZZAN	Italy	ECR	For
Elena KOUNTOURA	Greece	The Left	Against
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO	Spain	EPP	For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO	Spain	S&D	Against
Elena YONCHEVA	Bulgaria	No group	For
Eleonora MELETI	Greece	EPP	For
Elio DI RUPO	Belgium	S&D	Against
Elisabeth DIERINGER	Austria	Patriots	For
Elisabeth GROSSMANN	Austria	S&D	Against
Elisabetta GUALMINI	Italy	Renew	Against
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI	Greece	EPP	For
Elsi KATAINEN	Finland	Renew	Abstained
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA	Poland	EPP	For
Emil RADEV	Bulgaria	EPP	For
Emma FOURREAU	France	The Left	Against
Emma WIESNER	Sweden	Renew	Abstained
Emmanouil FRAGKOS	Greece	ECR	For
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS	Greece	EPP	For
Enikő GYŐRI	Hungary	Patriots	For
Erik KALIŇÁK	Slovakia	No group	For
Erik MARQUARDT	Germany	Greens	Against
Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS	Hungary	Patriots	For
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS	Spain	EPP	For
Estelle CEULEMANS	Belgium	S&D	Against
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA	Spain	EPP	For
Eszter LAKOS	Hungary	EPP	For
Eugen TOMAC	Romania	Renew	For
Eva MAYDELL	Bulgaria	EPP	For
Evelyn REGNER	Austria	S&D	Against
Evin INCIR voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Sweden	S&D	Abstained
Ewa KOPACZ	Poland	EPP	For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK	Poland	Patriots	For
Fabienne KELLER	France	Renew	Against
Fabio DE MASI	Germany	No group	For
Fabrice LEGGERI	France	Patriots	For
Fernand KARTHEISER	Luxembourg	No group	For
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS	Spain	EPP	For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU	Cyprus	No group	Abstained
Flavio TOSI	Italy	EPP	For
France JAMET	France	Patriots	For
Francesco TORSELLI	Italy	ECR	For
Francesco VENTOLA	Italy	ECR	For
Francisco ASSIS	Portugal	S&D	Against
Francisco José MILLÁN MON	Spain	EPP	For
François KALFON	France	S&D	Against
François-Xavier BELLAMY	France	EPP	For
Fredis BELERIS	Greece	EPP	For
Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO	Italy	EPP	For
Gabriel MATO	Spain	EPP	For
Gabriella GERZSENYI	Hungary	EPP	For
Gaetano PEDULLA'	Italy	The Left	Against
Geadis GEADI	Cyprus	ECR	For
Georg MAYER	Austria	Patriots	For
Georgia TRAMACERE	Italy	S&D	Against
Georgiana TEODORESCU	Romania	ECR	For
Georgios AFTIAS	Greece	EPP	For
Gerald HAUSER	Austria	Patriots	For
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY	Netherlands	Renew	Against
Gerolf ANNEMANS	Belgium	Patriots	For
Gheorghe FALCĂ	Romania	EPP	For
Gilles BOYER	France	Renew	Abstained
Gilles PENNELLE	France	Patriots	For
Giorgos GEORGIOU	Cyprus	The Left	Against
Giovanni CROSETTO	Italy	ECR	For
Giuseppe ANTOCI	Italy	The Left	Against
Giuseppe LUPO	Italy	S&D	Against
Giuseppe MILAZZO	Italy	ECR	For
Giusi PRINCI	Italy	EPP	For
Gordan BOSANAC	Croatia	Greens	Against
Grégory ALLIONE	France	Renew	Abstained
Guillaume PELTIER	France	ECR	For
Günther SIDL	Austria	S&D	Against
György HÖLVÉNYI	Hungary	Patriots	For
Hana JALLOUL MURO	Spain	S&D	Against
Hanna GEDIN	Sweden	The Left	Against
Hannah NEUMANN	Germany	Greens	Against
Hannes HEIDE	Austria	S&D	Against
Hans NEUHOFF	Germany	ESN	For
Harald VILIMSKY	Austria	Patriots	For
Hélder SOUSA SILVA	Portugal	EPP	For
Heléne FRITZON voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Sweden	S&D	Abstained
Henrik DAHL	Denmark	EPP	For
Herbert DORFMANN	Italy	EPP	For
Hermann TERTSCH	Spain	Patriots	For
Hilde VAUTMANS	Belgium	Renew	Abstained
Hildegard BENTELE	Germany	EPP	For
Hristo PETROV	Bulgaria	Renew	Against
Idoia MENDIA	Spain	S&D	Against
Ilaria SALIS	Italy	The Left	Against
Ilhan KYUCHYUK	Bulgaria	Renew	Abstained
Inese VAIDERE	Latvia	EPP	For
Ingeborg TER LAAK	Netherlands	EPP	For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN	Romania	EPP	For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ	Spain	S&D	Against
Irena JOVEVA	Slovenia	Renew	Against
Irene MONTERO	Spain	The Left	Against
Irene TINAGLI	Italy	S&D	Against
Irmhild BOSSDORF	Germany	ESN	For
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA	Spain	EPP	For
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ	Spain	The Left	Against
Isabel WISELER-LIMA voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Luxembourg	EPP	Against
Isabella LÖVIN	Sweden	Greens	Against
Isabella TOVAGLIERI	Italy	Patriots	For
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC	France	EPP	For
Isilda GOMES	Portugal	S&D	Against
Iuliu WINKLER	Romania	EPP	For
Ivan DAVID	Czechia	ESN	For
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-Christoph OETJEN	Germany	Renew	Against
Jan-Peter WARNKE	Germany	No group	For
Jana NAGYOVÁ	Czechia	Patriots	For
Jana TOOM	Estonia	Renew	Against
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI	Poland	EPP	For
Jaroslav BŽOCH	Czechia	Patriots	For
Jaroslav KNOT	Czechia	Patriots	For
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ	Czechia	Patriots	For
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ	Spain	Greens	Against
Javi LÓPEZ	Spain	S&D	Against
Javier ZARZALEJOS	Spain	EPP	For
Jean-Paul GARRAUD	France	Patriots	For
Jeannette BALJEU	Netherlands	Renew	For
Jens GEIER	Germany	S&D	Against
Jens GIESEKE	Germany	EPP	For
Jérémy DECERLE	France	Renew	Against
Jeroen LENAERS	Netherlands	EPP	For
Jessica POLFJÄRD	Sweden	EPP	For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN	Netherlands	ECR	For
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI	Poland	ECR	For
Joachim STREIT	Germany	Renew	For
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS	Poland	S&D	Against
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO	Portugal	Renew	Abstained
Johan DANIELSSON voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Sweden	S&D	Abstained
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ	Spain	S&D	Against
Jordan BARDELLA	France	Patriots	For
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA	Spain	Patriots	For
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS	Spain	Patriots	For
José CEPEDA	Spain	S&D	Against
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL	Spain	Patriots	For
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR	Spain	S&D	Against
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	Against
Jutta PAULUS	Germany	Greens	Against
Kai TEGETHOFF	Germany	Greens	Against
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ	Poland	EPP	For
Karin KARLSBRO	Sweden	Renew	Abstained
Karlo RESSLER	Croatia	EPP	For
Katarina BARLEY	Germany	S&D	Against
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ	Slovakia	No group	For
Kateřina KONEČNÁ	Czechia	No group	For
Kathleen FUNCHION	Ireland	The Left	Against
Kathleen VAN BREMPT	Belgium	S&D	Against
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN	Germany	Greens	Against
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK	Netherlands	Greens	Against
Kinga GÁL	Hungary	Patriots	For
Kinga KOLLÁR	Hungary	EPP	For
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN	Denmark	Greens	Against
Klara DOSTALOVA	Czechia	Patriots	For
Konstantinos ARVANITIS	Greece	The Left	Against
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI	Poland	ECR	For
Kris VAN DIJCK	Belgium	ECR	For
Kristian VIGENIN	Bulgaria	S&D	Against
Kristoffer STORM	Denmark	ECR	For
Krzysztof BREJZA	Poland	EPP	For
Krzysztof HETMAN	Poland	EPP	For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK	Poland	S&D	Against
Lara MAGONI	Italy	ECR	For
Lara WOLTERS	Netherlands	S&D	Against
Laurence FARRENG	France	Renew	Against
Laurence TROCHU	France	ECR	For
Laurent CASTILLO	France	Patriots	For
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS	Greece	No group	Against
Leila CHAIBI	France	The Left	Against
Leire PAJÍN	Spain	S&D	Against
Lena DÜPONT	Germany	EPP	For
Lena SCHILLING	Austria	Greens	Against
Leoluca ORLANDO	Italy	Greens	Against
Letizia MORATTI	Italy	EPP	For
Li ANDERSSON	Finland	The Left	Against
Lídia PEREIRA	Portugal	EPP	For
Liesbet SOMMEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Belgium	EPP	Abstained
Lina GÁLVEZ	Spain	S&D	Against
Liudas MAŽYLIS	Lithuania	EPP	For
Loránt VINCZE	Romania	EPP	For
Loucas FOURLAS	Cyprus	EPP	For
Ľuboš BLAHA	Slovakia	No group	For
Lucia ANNUNZIATA	Italy	S&D	Against
Lucia YAR	Slovakia	Renew	Abstained
Luděk NIEDERMAYER	Czechia	EPP	For
Ľudovít ÓDOR	Slovakia	Renew	Abstained
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS	Romania	No group	For
Lukas MANDL	Austria	EPP	For
Lukas SIEPER	Germany	Renew	Against
Łukasz KOHUT	Poland	EPP	For
Maciej WĄSIK	Poland	ECR	For
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ	Poland	EPP	For
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA	Poland	ECR	For
Malik AZMANI	Netherlands	Renew	Abstained
Malika SOREL	France	No group	For
Manfred WEBER	Germany	EPP	For
Manon AUBRY	France	The Left	Against
Manuela RIPA voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Germany	EPP	Against
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER	Spain	EPP	For
Marc BOTENGA	Belgium	The Left	Against
Marc JONGEN	Germany	ESN	For
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI	Poland	ESN	For
Marco SQUARTA	Italy	ECR	For
Marco TARQUINIO	Italy	S&D	Against
Marcos ROS SEMPERE	Spain	S&D	Against
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN	Spain	Patriots	For
Maria GUZENINA	Finland	S&D	Against
Maria NOICHL	Germany	S&D	Against
Maria OHISALO	Finland	Greens	Against
Maria WALSH voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Ireland	EPP	Against
Maria ZACHARIA	Greece	No group	Against
Marianne VIND voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Denmark	S&D	For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI	Italy	ECR	For
Marie DAUCHY	France	Patriots	For
Marie TOUSSAINT	France	Greens	Against
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN	Germany	Renew	Against
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN	France	Patriots	For
Marieke EHLERS	Netherlands	Patriots	For
Marina KALJURAND	Estonia	S&D	Against
Marina MESURE	France	The Left	Against
Mario FURORE	Italy	The Left	Against
Mario MANTOVANI	Italy	ECR	For
Marion MARÉCHAL	France	ECR	For
Marion WALSMANN	Germany	EPP	For
Marit MAIJ	Netherlands	S&D	Against
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI	Poland	ECR	For
Marjan ŠAREC	Slovenia	Renew	Against
Markéta GREGOROVÁ	Czechia	Greens	Against
Marko VEŠLIGAJ	Croatia	S&D	Against
Markus BUCHHEIT	Germany	ESN	For
Markus FERBER	Germany	EPP	For
Marlena MALĄG	Poland	ECR	For
Marta TEMIDO	Portugal	S&D	Against
Marta WCISŁO	Poland	EPP	For
Martin GÜNTHER	Germany	The Left	Against
Martin HÄUSLING	Germany	Greens	Against
Martin HOJSÍK	Slovakia	Renew	Abstained
Martin SCHIRDEWAN	Germany	The Left	Against
Martin SONNEBORN	Germany	No group	For
Martine KEMP voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Luxembourg	EPP	Against
Mārtiņš STAĶIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Latvia	Greens	Abstained
Mary KHAN	Germany	ESN	For
Massimiliano SALINI	Italy	EPP	For
Matej TONIN	Slovenia	EPP	For
Mathilde ANDROUËT	France	Patriots	For
Matthias ECKE	Germany	S&D	Against
Matthieu VALET	France	Patriots	For
Mélanie DISDIER	France	Patriots	For
Mélissa CAMARA	France	Greens	Against
Merja KYLLÖNEN	Finland	The Left	Against
Michael BLOSS	Germany	Greens	Against
Michael GAHLER	Germany	EPP	For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG	Germany	No group	For
Michał DWORCZYK	Poland	ECR	For
Michał KOBOSKO	Poland	Renew	Abstained
Michał SZCZERBA	Poland	EPP	For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ	Poland	EPP	For
Michal WIEZIK	Slovakia	Renew	Abstained
Michalis HADJIPANTELA	Cyprus	EPP	For
Michele PICARO	Italy	ECR	For
Mieke ANDRIESE	Netherlands	Patriots	For
Mika AALTOLA	Finland	EPP	For
Milan MAZUREK	Slovakia	ESN	For
Milan UHRÍK	Slovakia	ESN	For
Milan ZVER	Slovenia	EPP	For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN	Spain	Patriots	For
Miriam LEXMANN	Slovakia	EPP	For
Mirosława NYKIEL	Poland	EPP	For
Mohammed CHAHIM	Netherlands	S&D	Against
Monika BEŇOVÁ	Slovakia	No group	For
Monika HOHLMEIER	Germany	EPP	For
Moritz KÖRNER	Germany	Renew	Against
Morten LØKKEGAARD	Denmark	Renew	For
Mounir SATOURI	France	Greens	Against
Murielle LAURENT	France	S&D	Against
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR	Spain	S&D	Against
Nadine MORANO	France	EPP	For
Nathalie LOISEAU	France	Renew	Abstained
Nela RIEHL	Germany	Greens	Against
Niclas HERBST	Germany	EPP	For
Nicola PROCACCINI	Italy	ECR	For
Nicola ZINGARETTI	Italy	S&D	Against
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ	Romania	Greens	Against
Nicolas BAY	France	ECR	For
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES	Spain	S&D	Against
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE	Spain	EPP	For
Niels Flemming HANSEN	Denmark	EPP	For
Niels FUGLSANG voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Denmark	S&D	For
Niels GEUKING	Germany	EPP	For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK	Czechia	No group	For
Nikola MINCHEV	Bulgaria	Renew	Against
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS	Greece	No group	For
Nikolina BRNJAC	Croatia	EPP	For
Nikos PAPPAS	Greece	The Left	Against
Nils UŠAKOVS voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Latvia	S&D	For
Nina CARBERRY	Ireland	EPP	For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA	Spain	ECR	For
Nora MEBAREK	France	S&D	Against
Norbert LINS	Germany	EPP	For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ	Spain	Renew	Against
Oliver SCHENK	Germany	EPP	For
Olivier CHASTEL	Belgium	Renew	Against
Ondřej DOSTÁL	Czechia	No group	For
Ondřej KNOTEK	Czechia	Patriots	For
Ondřej KOLÁŘ	Czechia	EPP	For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK	Czechia	ECR	For
Özlem DEMIREL	Germany	The Left	Against
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA	Spain	EPP	For
Pál SZEKERES	Hungary	Patriots	For
Paolo BORCHIA	Italy	Patriots	For
Paolo INSELVINI	Italy	ECR	For
Pär HOLMGREN	Sweden	Greens	Against
Pascal ARIMONT voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Belgium	EPP	Against
Pascal CANFIN	France	Renew	Against
Pascale PIERA	France	Patriots	For
Pasquale TRIDICO	Italy	The Left	Against
Patryk JAKI	Poland	ECR	For
Paulius SAUDARGAS	Lithuania	EPP	For
Paulo CUNHA	Portugal	EPP	For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL	Portugal	EPP	For
Pekka TOVERI	Finland	EPP	For
Per CLAUSEN	Denmark	The Left	Against
Petar VOLGIN	Bulgaria	ESN	For
Peter AGIUS	Malta	EPP	For
Petr BYSTRON	Germany	ESN	For
Petra STEGER	Austria	Patriots	For
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS	Lithuania	Renew	Abstained
Petras GRAŽULIS	Lithuania	ESN	For
Philippe OLIVIER	France	Patriots	For
Pierfrancesco MARAN	Italy	S&D	Against
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	S&D	Against
Piotr MÜLLER	Poland	ECR	For
Rachel BLOM	Netherlands	Patriots	For
Rada LAYKOVA	Bulgaria	ESN	For
Radan KANEV	Bulgaria	EPP	For
Raffaele STANCANELLI	Italy	Patriots	For
Raffaele TOPO	Italy	S&D	Against
Ralf SEEKATZ	Germany	EPP	For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE	Netherlands	Renew	Against
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ	Lithuania	EPP	For
Rasmus ANDRESEN	Germany	Greens	Against
Rasmus NORDQVIST	Denmark	Greens	Against
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO	Spain	EPP	For
Reinhold LOPATKA	Austria	EPP	For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT	Netherlands	Greens	Against
Reinis POZŅAKS	Latvia	ECR	For
René AUST	Germany	ESN	For
René REPASI	Germany	S&D	Against
Riho TERRAS	Estonia	EPP	For
Rima HASSAN	France	The Left	Against
Robert BIEDROŃ	Poland	S&D	Against
Roberto VANNACCI	Italy	ESN	For
Roberts ZĪLE	Latvia	ECR	For
Rody TOLASSY	France	Patriots	For
Roman HAIDER	Austria	Patriots	For
Romana TOMC	Slovenia	EPP	For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT	Spain	EPP	For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA	Spain	S&D	Against
Rudi KENNES	Belgium	The Left	Against
Ruggero RAZZA	Italy	ECR	For
Ruth FIRMENICH	Germany	No group	For
Sabine VERHEYEN	Germany	EPP	For
Sabrina REPP	Germany	S&D	Against
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU	Greece	S&D	Against
Salvatore DE MEO	Italy	EPP	For
Sander SMIT	Netherlands	ECR	For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ	Spain	S&D	Against
Sandra KALNIETE	Latvia	EPP	For
Sandro GOZI	France	Renew	Against
Sandro RUOTOLO	Italy	S&D	Against
Sara MATTHIEU	Belgium	Greens	Against
Sarah KNAFO	France	ESN	For
Saskia BRICMONT	Belgium	Greens	Against
Seán KELLY	Ireland	EPP	For
Sebastian EVERDING	Germany	The Left	Against
Sebastian KRUIS	Netherlands	Patriots	For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN	Finland	ECR	For
Sebastião BUGALHO	Portugal	EPP	For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA	Romania	ECR	For
Sergey LAGODINSKY	Germany	Greens	Against
Sergio BERLATO	Italy	ECR	For
Sérgio GONÇALVES	Portugal	S&D	Against
Sérgio HUMBERTO	Portugal	EPP	For
Séverine WERBROUCK	France	Patriots	For
Siegbert Frank DROESE	Germany	ESN	For
Siegfried MUREŞAN	Romania	EPP	For
Sigrid FRIIS	Denmark	Renew	Against
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Finland	EPP	Against
Sofie ERIKSSON voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Sweden	S&D	Abstained
Sophia KIRCHER	Austria	EPP	For
Sophie WILMÈS	Belgium	Renew	Against
Stanislav STOYANOV	Bulgaria	ESN	For
Stanisław TYSZKA	Poland	ESN	For
Stefan BERGER	Germany	EPP	For
Stefan KÖHLER	Germany	EPP	For
Stefano BONACCINI	Italy	S&D	Against
Stefano CAVEDAGNA	Italy	ECR	For
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN	France	Renew	Abstained
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA	Croatia	ECR	For
Stine BOSSE	Denmark	Renew	Abstained
Sunčana GLAVAK	Croatia	EPP	For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ	Spain	EPP	For
Susanna CECCARDI	Italy	Patriots	For
Sven MIKSER	Estonia	S&D	Against
Sven SIMON	Germany	EPP	For
Svenja HAHN	Germany	Renew	Against
Tamás DEUTSCH	Hungary	Patriots	For
Taner KABILOV	Bulgaria	No group	For
Terry REINTKE	Germany	Greens	Against
Thierry MARIANI	France	Patriots	For
Thijs REUTEN	Netherlands	S&D	Against
Thomas BAJADA voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Malta	S&D	For
Thomas GEISEL	Germany	No group	For
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN	France	S&D	Against
Thomas WAITZ	Austria	Greens	Against
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ	Portugal	Patriots	For
Tilly METZ	Luxembourg	Greens	Against
Tineke STRIK	Netherlands	Greens	Against
Tobias CREMER	Germany	S&D	Against
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI	Poland	ECR	For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE	Belgium	Patriots	For
Tomáš KUBÍN	Czechia	Patriots	For
Tomas TOBÉ	Sweden	EPP	For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ	Czechia	EPP	For
Tomasz BUCZEK	Poland	Patriots	For
Tomasz FROELICH	Germany	ESN	For
Tomislav SOKOL	Croatia	EPP	For
Ton DIEPEVEEN	Netherlands	Patriots	For
Udo BULLMANN	Germany	S&D	Against
Urmas PAET	Estonia	Renew	For
Valentina PALMISANO	Italy	The Left	Against
Valérie DELOGE	France	Patriots	For
Valérie DEVAUX	France	Renew	Abstained
Valérie HAYER	France	Renew	Against
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS	Greece	EPP	For
Vasile DÎNCU voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Romania	S&D	Abstained
Verena MERTENS	Germany	EPP	For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ	Czechia	ECR	For
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ	Spain	Greens	Against
Viktória FERENC	Hungary	Patriots	For
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ	Lithuania	S&D	Against
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS	Latvia	Patriots	For
Villy SØVNDAL	Denmark	Greens	Against
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU	Romania	EPP	For
Virginie JORON	France	Patriots	For
Vladimir PREBILIČ	Slovenia	Greens	Against
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH	Germany	ESN	For
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS	Lithuania	S&D	Against
Willemien KONING	Netherlands	EPP	For
Wouter BEKE voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Belgium	EPP	Abstained
Yannis MANIATIS	Greece	S&D	Against
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE	Belgium	Renew	Against
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ	Slovenia	EPP	For
Željana ZOVKO	Croatia	EPP	For
Zoltán TARR	Hungary	EPP	For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG	Hungary	ESN	For

No vote recorded, 91

Members in office that day without a recorded position. No vote recorded is not the same as absent: leave, illness or chairing the sitting look the same.

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Name · group that day · country

Abir AL-SAHLANI group that day: Renew · Sweden
Alexander SELL group that day: ESN · Germany
Alicia HOMS GINEL group that day: S&D · Spain
Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA group that day: EPP · Spain
Ana MIRANDA PAZ group that day: Greens · Spain
Ana VASCONCELOS group that day: Renew · Portugal
Andi CRISTEA group that day: S&D · Romania
András GYÜRK group that day: Patriots · Hungary
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES group that day: S&D · Portugal
Anna STROLENBERG group that day: Greens · Netherlands
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN group that day: S&D · Ireland
Assita KANKO group that day: ECR · Belgium
Aurore LALUCQ group that day: S&D · France
Bernard GUETTA group that day: Renew · France
Borys BUDKA group that day: EPP · Poland
Brando BENIFEI group that day: S&D · Italy
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG group that day: Renew · Netherlands
Bruno GONÇALVES group that day: S&D · Portugal
Catarina VIEIRA group that day: Greens · Netherlands
Ciaran MULLOOLY group that day: Renew · Ireland
Claudiu MANDA group that day: S&D · Romania
Costas MAVRIDES group that day: S&D · Cyprus
Csaba MOLNÁR group that day: S&D · Hungary
Daniel OBAJTEK group that day: ECR · Poland
Dario NARDELLA group that day: S&D · Italy
Dragoş BENEA group that day: S&D · Romania
Emma RAFOWICZ group that day: S&D · France
Engin EROGLU group that day: Renew · Germany
Eric SARGIACOMO group that day: S&D · France
Estrella GALÁN group that day: The Left · Spain
Friedrich PÜRNER group that day: No group · Germany
Gabriela FIREA group that day: S&D · Romania
Gabriele BISCHOFF group that day: S&D · Germany
Galato ALEXANDRAKI group that day: ECR · Greece
Gheorghe CÂRCIU group that day: S&D · Romania
Gheorghe PIPEREA group that day: ECR · Romania
Giorgio GORI group that day: S&D · Italy
Grzegorz BRAUN group that day: No group · Poland
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ group that day: EPP · Poland
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER group that day: Renew · Austria
Ignazio Roberto MARINO group that day: Greens · Italy
Ilia LAZAROV group that day: EPP · Bulgaria
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ group that day: S&D · Spain
Jean-Marc GERMAIN group that day: S&D · France
João OLIVEIRA group that day: The Left · Portugal
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT group that day: ECR · Belgium
Jonas SJÖSTEDT group that day: The Left · Sweden
Jörgen WARBORN group that day: EPP · Sweden
Katri KULMUNI group that day: Renew · Finland
Klára DOBREV group that day: S&D · Hungary
Kostas PAPADAKIS group that day: No group · Greece
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA group that day: S&D · Spain
Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ group that day: Renew · Slovakia
Luke Ming FLANAGAN group that day: The Left · Ireland
Lynn BOYLAN group that day: The Left · Ireland
Majdouline SBAI group that day: Greens · France
Marc ANGEL group that day: S&D · Luxembourg
Marco FALCONE group that day: EPP · Italy
Maria GRAPINI group that day: S&D · Romania
Matjaž NEMEC group that day: S&D · Slovenia
Matteo RICCI group that day: S&D · Italy
Michael MCNAMARA group that day: Renew · Ireland
Mihai TUDOSE group that day: S&D · Romania
Mimmo LUCANO group that day: The Left · Italy
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA group that day: EPP · Romania
Nikolas FARANTOURIS group that day: The Left · Greece
Nikos PAPANDREOU group that day: S&D · Greece
Pernando BARRENA ARZA group that day: The Left · Spain
Peter LIESE group that day: EPP · Germany
Péter MAGYAR group that day: EPP · Hungary
Pierre JOUVET group that day: S&D · France
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN group that day: S&D · France
Regina DOHERTY group that day: EPP · Ireland
Rihards KOLS group that day: ECR · Latvia
Roberta METSOLA group that day: EPP · Malta
Romana JERKOVIĆ group that day: S&D · Croatia
Sibylle BERG group that day: No group · Germany
Silvia SARDONE group that day: Patriots · Italy
Ştefan MUŞOIU group that day: S&D · Romania
Tiemo WÖLKEN group that day: S&D · Germany
Tonino PICULA group that day: S&D · Croatia
Tsvetelina PENKOVA group that day: S&D · Bulgaria
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ group that day: Renew · Slovakia
Victor NEGRESCU group that day: S&D · Romania
Ville NIINISTÖ group that day: Greens · Finland
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS group that day: Greens · Lithuania
Vivien COSTANZO group that day: S&D · Germany
Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU group that day: Renew · Romania
Waldemar BUDA group that day: ECR · Poland
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI group that day: ECR · Lithuania
Younous OMARJEE group that day: The Left · France

Similar votes

Roll calls that split the chamber the most similarly: r is the correlation of members’ positions, over the members who voted in both. Other votes on the same decision are left out.

**Result**: for–against–abstained. **For**: share of the votes cast. **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call.
Date	Vote	Kind	Result	For	Requested by	r · shared
17 Sept 2026	Paragraph 10 — part 3 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders	Split vote	353 for, 240 against, 5 abstained Adopted	For 59 %	Requested by EPP	r · shared0.93 525 voters
17 Sept 2026	Recital F — part 2 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders	Split vote	338 for, 233 against, 9 abstained Adopted	For 58 %	Requested by EPP	r · shared0.93 508 voters
17 Dec 2025	Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept	Final	384 for, 237 against, 31 abstained Adopted	For 59 %		r · shared0.93 571 voters

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**Result**: for–against–abstained. **For**: share of the votes cast. **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call.
Date	Vote	Kind	Result	For	Requested by	r · shared
17 Jun 2026	Final vote on the provisional agreement Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)	Final	418 for, 218 against, 30 abstained Adopted	For 63 %		r · shared0.93 589 voters
17 Dec 2025	Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level	Final	396 for, 202 against, 56 abstained Adopted	For 61 %		r · shared0.93 573 voters
15 Dec 2025	Monday’s agenda — Request by the PfE Group (epizootic) Final vote Monday’s agenda – Request by the PfE Group (epizootic)	Other	240 for, 194 against, 2 abstained Adopted	For 55 %		r · shared0.92 394 voters
17 Sept 2026	Amendment 74, adding text after paragraph 5 The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders	Amendment	338 for, 261 against, 8 abstained Adopted	For 56 %	Requested by ECR	r · shared0.92 531 voters
10 Feb 2026	Final vote on the provisional agreement Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept	Final	396 for, 226 against, 30 abstained Adopted	For 61 %		r · shared0.92 579 voters
13 Nov 2025	Final vote Certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements	Final	382 for, 249 against, 13 abstained Adopted	For 59 %		r · shared0.91 575 voters
17 Sept 2026	Final vote — text as a whole The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders	Final	339 for, 225 against, 16 abstained Adopted	For 58 %	Requested by EPP, ESN	r · shared0.91 510 voters

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Decision Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) New EU law · report by Malik Azmani 26 Mar 2026 Negotiating mandate approved

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-03-26/189597
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26
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Retrieved: 26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Decision to open negotiations with the Council — Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)”. Vote, 26 March 2026. votingId 189597, reference 2025/0059(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-03-26/189597 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-26/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

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@misc{epw-vote-2026-03-26-189597,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Decision to open negotiations with the Council — Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-26},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-03-26/189597}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-03-26/189597},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 189597, reference 2025/0059(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26 (CC BY 4.0)}
}