Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities

2026/2027(INI) · Own-initiative procedure

Procedure 2026/2027(INI) (own-initiative procedure) concerns “Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities”; the committee responsible is REGI (Regional Development). Concluded in Parliament: Last voted on 20 Oct 2026: adopted. Parliament held roll-call votes on one day, most recently on 20 Oct 2026 (final vote): adopted with 601 votes in favour, 20 against and 36 abstentions.

Reference: 2026/2027(INI)
Type: Own-initiative procedure
Status: Concluded in Parliament
Lead: REGI Regional Development
Rapporteur: Denis Nesci (ECR, Italy)
Shadow rapporteurs: Valentina Palmisano (The Left, Italy), Mārtiņš Staķis (Greens/EFA, Latvia), Marcos Ros Sempere (S&D, Spain), Dan Barna (Renew, Romania), Fredis Beleris (EPP, Greece), Klara Dostalova (PfE, Czechia), Irmhild Boßdorf (ESN, Germany)

Roll-call votes in Parliament

Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities (A10-0263/2026), 20 Oct 2026: final vote, adopted, 601 for, 20 against, 36 abstentions

Timeline

15 Dec 2025: Appointment of a rapporteur
12 Mar 2026: Proposal referred to plenary
23 Jun 2026: Parliamentary committee tabling report
1 Oct 2026: Adoption of a report by the EP committee responsible
8 Oct 2026: Tabling of a document to European Parliament plenary sitting
19 Oct 2026: Debates in European Parliament plenary sitting (agenda)

All procedures

Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal (procedures, agendas, roll-call votes), CC BY 4.0, prepared by OpenRCV. Procedure file in the Legislative Observatory (OEIL)

Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal (procedures, agendas, roll-call votes), CC BY 4.0. Names of steps, roles and procedure types from the European Parliament’s vocabulary.