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European Parliament A10-0016/2026 Passed

EU enlargement strategy

Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted’)

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From proposal to law

  1. Submitted 11 March 2026
  2. Approved by parliament 11 March 2026
  3. Signed by the Parliament and the Council not yet
  4. Published in the Official Journal of the EU not yet
  5. In force not yet

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How parliament voted

Passed on 11 March 2026

385 for · 147 against · 98 abstention(s)

In the European Parliament, a parliamentary group is a group of MEPs from like-minded parties in different countries. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.

  • For
  • Against
  • Abstain
  • Dot: colour of the group
  • EPP (Christian Democrats) Divided

    147 for · 8 against · 10 abstentions

  • S&D (Social Democrats) Divided

    107 for · 3 against · 8 abstentions

  • ECR (Conservatives) Divided

    7 for · 11 against · 56 abstentions

  • Renew (Liberals) Divided

    68 for · 0 against · 1 abstention

  • Patriots for Europe Divided

    0 for · 57 against · 5 abstentions

  • Greens/EFA Voted for

    47 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • The Left Divided

    7 for · 22 against · 14 abstentions

  • Non-attached Divided

    2 for · 22 against · 3 abstentions

  • Europe of Sovereign Nations Divided

    0 for · 24 against · 1 abstention

How MEPs voted, by country

Each country elects its own MEPs. Here you can see how the members from each country voted, regardless of their group.

🇵🇹 MEPs from Portugal

Majority in favour

16 for · 4 against · 1 abstention

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