A new vision for the European Universities alliances
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 11 September 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 13 February 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 24 June 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 14 July 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 11 September 2025
- ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- CULT — Culture and Education
- Rapporteur
- Laurence FARRENG Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Manuela RIPA PPEMarcos ROS SEMPERE S&DMarco SQUARTA ECRNela RIEHL Verts/ALECarolina MORACE The LeftZsuzsanna BORVENDÉG ESN
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The versions differ only in wording: the list of EU programmes is updated to reflect current names. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The report expands on the role of alliances in EU strategic autonomy, competitiveness, and values, adding new recitals and paragraphs. It introduces new calls for a European degree, accreditation area, and tailored funding, while stressing the need for sustainable and coordinated financing. It adds provisions on academic freedom, societal impact, and internationalisation, and calls for compliance with EU values. It reorders and renumbers paragraphs, merging some and adding new ones on research, innovation, and skills. The other changes are formal: the explanatory statement is updated with minor wording changes. see the changes →
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 11 September 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 461 Against 100 Abstained 48
Final vote — text as a whole at 13:20 · 76% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 2 ballots in voting order
1. Separate vote on paragraph 27AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Final vote — text as a whole 13:20 A10-0135/2025 - Laurence Farreng - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)Adopted - 11 September 2025 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 2 September 2025 1 amendment tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 14 July 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 24 June 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
CULT (Culture and Education) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 11 April 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of CULT (Culture and Education) proposed changes to the draft.
- 28 March 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in CULT (Culture and Education). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 13 February 2025 Referred to the CULT (Culture and Education) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.