Paragraph 19 — part 2 · Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response · Vote

Result

The vote as recorded by name.

Adopted · 72 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “reiterates the importance of the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence without delay and of bringing the legal definition of rape in line with international human rights standards;”

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 43	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 2 of 45	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 121	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 15 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 71	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 6 of 77	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 140	Against 10	Abst. 5	No vote 28 of 183	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.85
ECR	For 4	Against 68	Abst. 3	No vote 6 of 81	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.86
Patriots	For 27	Against 39	Abst. 12	No vote 7 of 85	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.25
ESN	For 0	Against 23	Abst. 3	No vote 1 of 27	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.83
No group	For 8	Against 11	Abst. 5	No vote 6 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, 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	2–0–0	5–0–0	1–0–0	5–0–0	no member voted	0–6–0	no member voted	no member voted
Belgium	2–0–0	2–0–0	4–0–0	5–0–0	3–0–0	2–0–0	0–3–0	no member voted	no member voted
Bulgaria	no member voted	no member voted	1–0–0	2–0–0	2–2–0	0–1–0	no member voted	0–2–0	no member voted
Cyprus	no member voted	no member voted	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	0–0–1	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Czechia	no member voted	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	5–0–0	1–2–0	0–8–0	0–1–0	0–3–0
Germany	4–0–0	15–0–0	14–0–0	9–0–0	27–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	0–13–2	5–0–1
Denmark	1–0–0	3–0–0	3–0–0	4–0–0	2–0–0	0–1–0	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted
Estonia	no member voted	no member voted	2–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Spain	4–0–0	2–0–0	16–0–0	1–0–0	18–0–0	0–2–0	0–6–0	no member voted	0–1–0
Finland	3–0–0	2–0–0	2–0–0	3–0–0	4–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
France	9–0–0	4–0–0	10–0–0	13–0–0	3–0–0	0–4–0	26–0–0	0–0–1	1–0–0
Greece	2–0–0	no member voted	3–0–0	no member voted	7–0–0	0–2–0	0–1–0	no member voted	1–0–3
Croatia	no member voted	1–0–0	3–0–0	no member voted	3–2–0	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Hungary	no member voted	no member voted	2–0–0	no member voted	0–0–3	no member voted	0–9–0	0–1–0	no member voted
Ireland	3–0–0	no member voted	1–0–0	6–0–0	4–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Italy	10–0–0	3–0–0	20–0–0	1–0–0	5–2–0	0–21–0	0–0–6	0–1–0	no member voted
Lithuania	no member voted	1–0–0	2–0–0	2–0–0	2–0–0	0–2–0	no member voted	0–1–0	no member voted
Luxembourg	no member voted	1–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	1–0–0
Latvia	no member voted	1–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	0–3–0	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted
Malta	no member voted	no member voted	1–0–0	no member voted	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Netherlands	1–0–0	6–0–0	4–0–0	7–0–0	4–0–0	0–3–0	0–1–5	no member voted	no member voted
Poland	no member voted	no member voted	3–0–0	1–0–0	20–0–1	0–20–0	0–3–0	0–2–0	0–1–0
Portugal	2–0–0	no member voted	7–0–0	2–0–0	6–0–1	no member voted	0–1–1	no member voted	no member voted
Romania	no member voted	1–0–0	9–0–0	3–0–0	7–1–0	1–5–0	no member voted	no member voted	0–1–0
Sweden	2–0–0	3–0–0	5–0–0	3–0–0	4–0–0	0–0–2	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Slovenia	no member voted	1–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	3–2–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Slovakia	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	4–0–0	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	0–2–0	0–5–1

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

EPP members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
Country	For	Against	Abst.
Austria	5	0	0
Belgium	3	0	0
Bulgaria	2	2	0
Czechia	5	0	0
Germany	27	0	0
Denmark	2	0	0
Estonia	1	0	0
Spain	18	0	0
Finland	4	0	0
France	3	0	0
Greece	7	0	0
Croatia	3	2	0
Hungary	0	0	3
Ireland	4	0	0
Italy	5	2	0
Lithuania	2	0	0
Luxembourg	2	0	0
Latvia	2	0	0
Malta	1	0	0
Netherlands	4	0	0
Poland	20	0	1
Portugal	6	0	1
Romania	7	1	0
Sweden	4	0	0
Slovenia	3	2	0
Slovakia	0	1	0

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Name · group that day · country

Alex AGIUS SALIBA group that day: S&D · Malta
Alexandre VARAUT group that day: Patriots · France
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE group that day: EPP · Sweden
Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA group that day: EPP · Spain
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES group that day: S&D · Portugal
Andrey NOVAKOV group that day: EPP · Bulgaria
Anna STÜRGKH group that day: Renew · Austria
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE group that day: EPP · Spain
Aurore LALUCQ group that day: S&D · France
Charlie WEIMERS group that day: ECR · Sweden
Chloé RIDEL group that day: S&D · France
Christian EHLER group that day: EPP · Germany
Christine SCHNEIDER group that day: EPP · Germany
Christophe CLERGEAU group that day: S&D · France
Christophe GOMART group that day: EPP · France
Claudiu MANDA group that day: S&D · Romania
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ group that day: No group · Romania
Diana RIBA I GINER group that day: Greens · Spain
Elena KOUNTOURA group that day: The Left · Greece
Elena YONCHEVA group that day: No group · Bulgaria
Eva MAYDELL group that day: EPP · Bulgaria
Fabrice LEGGERI group that day: Patriots · France
Fidias PANAYIOTOU group that day: No group · Cyprus
Francisco José MILLÁN MON group that day: EPP · Spain
François-Xavier BELLAMY group that day: EPP · France
Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO group that day: EPP · Italy
Gabriela FIREA group that day: S&D · Romania
Gabriella GERZSENYI group that day: EPP · Hungary
Gheorghe FALCĂ group that day: EPP · Romania
Giorgos GEORGIOU group that day: The Left · Cyprus
Giuseppe MILAZZO group that day: ECR · Italy
Hildegard BENTELE group that day: EPP · Germany
Hristo PETROV group that day: Renew · Bulgaria
Jana TOOM group that day: Renew · Estonia
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ group that day: Greens · Spain
Javi LÓPEZ group that day: S&D · Spain
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT group that day: ECR · Belgium
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR group that day: S&D · Spain
Karlo RESSLER group that day: EPP · Croatia
Kinga KOLLÁR group that day: EPP · Hungary
Kristian VIGENIN group that day: S&D · Bulgaria
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA group that day: S&D · Spain
Laurent CASTILLO group that day: Patriots · France
Leoluca ORLANDO group that day: Greens · Italy
Letizia MORATTI group that day: EPP · Italy
Loucas FOURLAS group that day: EPP · Cyprus
Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ group that day: Renew · Slovakia
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ group that day: EPP · Poland
Majdouline SBAI group that day: Greens · France
Marcos ROS SEMPERE group that day: S&D · Spain
Mario MANTOVANI group that day: ECR · Italy
Marjan ŠAREC group that day: Renew · Slovenia
Marko VEŠLIGAJ group that day: S&D · Croatia
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG group that day: No group · Germany
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ group that day: EPP · Poland
Michalis HADJIPANTELA group that day: EPP · Cyprus
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA group that day: EPP · Romania
Pál SZEKERES group that day: Patriots · Hungary
Pascale PIERA group that day: Patriots · France
Peter AGIUS group that day: EPP · Malta
Pietro FIOCCHI group that day: ECR · Italy
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA group that day: EPP · Spain
Rada LAYKOVA group that day: ESN · Bulgaria
Raffaele STANCANELLI group that day: Patriots · Italy
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ group that day: EPP · Lithuania
Riho TERRAS group that day: EPP · Estonia
Roberta METSOLA group that day: EPP · Malta
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN group that day: ECR · Finland
Stefan BERGER group that day: EPP · Germany
Tamás DEUTSCH group that day: Patriots · Hungary
Taner KABILOV group that day: No group · Bulgaria
Thomas BAJADA group that day: S&D · Malta
Thomas GEISEL group that day: No group · Germany
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ group that day: Renew · Slovakia
Yannis MANIATIS group that day: S&D · Greece

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The decision

Decision Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response Resolution · motion for a resolution 20 May 2026 Adopted

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Vote Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response — Amendment 2 to paragraph 1 Roll-call vote · 20 May 2026 20 May 2026
Vote Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response — Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 1 Roll-call vote · 20 May 2026 20 May 2026
Vote Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response — Separate vote on paragraph 2 Roll-call vote · 20 May 2026 20 May 2026
Vote Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response — Amendment 3 to paragraph 4 Roll-call vote · 20 May 2026 20 May 2026
Vote Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response — Separate vote on paragraph 6 Roll-call vote · 20 May 2026 20 May 2026
Vote Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response — Paragraph 11 — part 1 Roll-call vote · 20 May 2026 20 May 2026
Vote Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response — Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 14 Roll-call vote · 20 May 2026 20 May 2026
Vote Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response — Amendment 4 to paragraph 15 Roll-call vote · 20 May 2026 20 May 2026
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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-05-20/193006
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 20 May 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 20 May 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-20
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Paragraph 19 — part 2 — Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response”. Vote, 20 May 2026. votingId 193006, reference 2026/2607(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-05-20/193006 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 20 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 20 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-20, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-05-20/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-vote-2026-05-20-193006,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Paragraph 19 — part 2 — Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-05-20},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-05-20/193006}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-05-20/193006},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 193006, reference 2026/2607(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-20 (CC BY 4.0)}
}