The conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 17-21 July 2020

Reference B9-0229/2020

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How the groups voted

GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity

The Left39

2963176%

S&D146

128351094%

Greens/EFA68

The European Parliament adopted by 465 votes to 150, with 67 abstentions, a resolution tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL groups on the conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 17-21 July 2020.Members welcomed the EU Heads of State and Governments’ acceptance of a recovery fund to kick-start the economy, as proposed by Parliament in May 2020, which represents a historic move for the EU. However, they regretted the reduction of the grant component in the final agreement as well as the legal basis chosen to set up the recovery instrument which does not give a formal role to elected Members of the European Parliament.Parliament challenged the political agreement on the MFF 2021-2027, deploring the…