7Resolutions & reports·decision 7 of 10 on Thursday, 22 January 2026
Choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in the context of financing measures to support the implementation of future European competitiveness
Committee report by Olivier Chastel · voted 12:06–12:08
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Adoptedby a small majority318 for · 247 against · 67 abstained (50 % in favour)EU budget & funds
Parliament adopted a resolution on choosing performance indicators for auditing and budgeting EU funds supporting European competitiveness. The text calls for indicators that measure outputs, outcomes, and impacts, such as productivity gains and jobs created, to assess spending efficiency. It stresses that indicators should be reliable, transparent, and based on sound financial management principles.
How the vote unfolded · 6 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 adopted) and 3 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 1 rejected).
Roll calls requested by S&D, PPE · split votes by Members.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 6 ballots in voting order
1.Amendment 1 to paragraph 212:06A10-0268/2025 – Olivier Chastel – § 2 – Am 1A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by S&D
Adopted
2.Paragraph 12 — part 1 of 2Part 1: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘the social and environmental footprint of’”A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by Members
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
3.Paragraph 12 — part 2 of 2Part 2: “those words”A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by Members
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
4.Separate vote on paragraph 35
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
5.Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3512:07A10-0268/2025 – Olivier Chastel – After § 35 – Am 3A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by S&D, PPE
One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
The ballots
Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
Who voted how
Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
Document & procedure
Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
Group badges
How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).
Codes in ballot labels
Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another., taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.; *** — Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.; * — Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Lapsed — Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.