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Plenary sitting, Wednesday, 21 October 2026

10 decisions: 9 adopted, 1 without a single recorded result. 400 ballots in all, 158 by , between 13:04 and 13:50.

Tightest result: General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections — adopted 400 to 189.

✦ The day in brief · AI briefing

A single subject came to a vote: Parliament set out its position on the future of relations between the EU and its Mediterranean neighbours, in a text that carries political weight but does not create law.

New EU laws · 2

Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.

  1. Decision 1:Pericles V exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting 2028–2034

    Committee report by Michael McNamara · · 8 ballots, incl. 3 amendments

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 629 for · 7 against · 31 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN mostly abstained.

  2. Decision 2:Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States

    Committee report by Li Andersson · · 22 ballots, incl. 16 amendments

    It also asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the Commission proposal.

    Adopted by a large majority 434 for · 212 against · 23 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.

Budget & emergency funds · 5

Budget decisions: the annual budget, amending budgets, solidarity and adjustment funds, and discharge (approving how a budget was spent).

  1. Decision 3:Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections

    210 ballots, incl. 14 amendments

    No single decisive vote · 51 of 210 ballots adopted

  2. Decision 4:General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections

    Committee report by Nils Ušakovs, Michalis Hadjipantela · 133 ballots, incl. 95 amendments

    In its resolution, Parliament restores the cuts the Council proposed to programme lines and special instruments, and calls for the Ukraine Support Loan Instrument to be fully mobilised.

    Adopted by a clear majority 400 for · 189 against · 84 abstained

    Backed by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.

  3. Decision 5:Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council

    Committee report by Pasquale Tridico · 6 ballots, incl. 3 amendments

    The report concerns the 2024 EU general budget, section II, which covers the European Council and the Council, and it proposes whether to grant discharge for how that money was spent.

    Adopted by a large majority 434 for · 203 against · 21 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.

  4. Decision 6:Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Malta, Italy, Portugal and Spain with regard to storms in 2026

    Committee report by Lucia Yar · 7 ballots, incl. 2 amendments

    The Commission proposed to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to provide assistance to Malta and Italy for storm Harry in January 2026 and to Portugal and Spain for storms in January and February 2026.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 651 for · 17 against · 3 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.

  5. Decision 7:Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and Helsinki-Uusimaa paper – Finland

    Committee report by Aura Salla · 4 ballots

    The money covers 60 % of the total costs of the measures, which include job-search training and career coaching, vocational training, help with starting a business, wage subsidies and mobility allowances.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 609 for · 51 against · 14 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by ESN.

Objections to Commission measures · 1

Parliament can object to technical rules the Commission adopts on its own. Against a delegated act an adopted objection is a veto; against most implementing measures (such as GMO authorisations) it is a call on the Commission to withdraw the measure, which is not legally binding.

  1. Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure

    Decision 8:Genetically modified soybean MON 87769

    Motion for a resolution · 3 ballots

    Parliament voted on a motion for a resolution on a draft Commission decision to renew the authorisation for placing on the market products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87769.

    Adopted by a large majority 442 for · 196 against · 9 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by PPE.

Resolutions & reports · 2

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

  1. Decision 9:Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition

    Committee report by Brigitte van den Berg · 6 ballots, incl. 2 amendments

    The report concerns vocational education and training (VET) and how to boost skills in the Union during transitions, responding to the Commission's Union of Skills initiative and the Herning Declaration.

    Adopted by a large majority 504 for · 63 against · 99 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ESN; ECR and PfE mostly abstained.

  2. Decision 10:A new co-ownership for the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations – the Pact for the Mediterranean

    Committee report

    The report sets out Parliament's priorities for the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations, guided by the principle of co-ownership and focusing on the people-to-people dimension of the Pact.

    Adopted by show of hands, no counts recorded

✦ AI: one-sentence summaries written by an AI from the text voted on; the outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Each decision’s page shows every ballot, the full text and the procedure.

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