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6 Resolutions & reports ·decision 6 of 8 on Thursday, 22 October 2026

Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation

Committee report by Jacek Protas · voted at 13:23

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Adopted by a large majority 414 for · 79 against · 90 abstained (71 % in favour) EU budget & fundsCohesion & regional funds
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What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted by a large majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For 414 Against 79 Abstained 90

Final vote on the motion for a resolution at 13:23 · 71% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

Who backed it
  • The Left ✗
  • Verts/ALE ✓
  • S&D ✓
  • Renew ✓
  • PPE ✓
  • ECR ✓
  • PfE –
  • ESN ✗
  • NI ✗

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

✦ What this vote decides · AI summary, based on the text voted on

The report sets out Parliament's position on cohesion policy in the EU's eastern border regions, covering territorial resilience and cross-border cooperation. Parliament adopted the text as its official position, meaning it now states Parliament's view on how these regions should be supported. The report calls for the specific needs of the eastern border regions to be reflected in future cohesion policy regulations and programmes, including the national and regional partnership plans for 2028 to 2034. It also calls for financial compensation linked to the suspension of Interreg cross-border cooperation programmes involving Russia and Belarus, and for a composite vulnerability indicator to identify the regions most affected by geopolitical pressure.

Part of the sitting of Thursday, 22 October 2026. The vote was taken on Report A-10-2026-0264 in procedure 2026/2054.

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