Adjustment of the EU fund for the consequences of Brexit
Official title: Reserve voor aanpassing aan de Brexit ***I
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted’)
In plain language
- The European Union is formally reducing the Brexit Adjustment Reserve budget by over 584 million euros.
- This mainly affects member state governments that still need to receive or redistribute funds from this reserve.
- For you as a citizen, nothing changes in daily life; this is an administrative adjustment between EU budget lines.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
From proposal to law
- Submitted 16 December 2025
- Approved by parliament 16 December 2025
- Signed by the Parliament and the Council 20 January 2026
- Published in the Official Journal of the EU 23 January 2026 · Read the official text ↗
- In force 12 February 2026
How parliament voted
Passed on 16 December 2025619 for · 6 against · 37 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.
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EPP (Christian Democrats) Voted for
178 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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S&D (Social Democrats) Voted for
126 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Patriots for Europe Divided
70 for · 1 against · 7 abstentions
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ECR (Conservatives) Divided
73 for · 1 against · 0 abstentions
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Renew (Liberals) Voted for
65 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Greens/EFA Voted for
49 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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The Left Divided
39 for · 0 against · 2 abstentions
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Non-attached Divided
16 for · 4 against · 8 abstentions
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Europe of Sovereign Nations Divided
3 for · 0 against · 20 abstentions
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 Slovakia
Majority in favour12 for · 0 against · 2 abstentions
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