# European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges

European Parliament procedure 2025/0085(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 10th term, committee BUDG / EMPL / SEDE). Stage: Procedure completed. 220 committee amendments tabled by 52 Members between 2025-05-20 and 2025-06-11.

## What the amendments focus on

Proposal on European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) specific measures to address strategic challenges. Amendments debate whether the ESF+ should fund skills or employment measures linked to the defence sector and defence industry, citing the White Paper for European Defence - Readiness 2030, and stress preserving the Fund's social inclusion and territorial mission, with references to reprogramming, pre-financing, STEP, and regions bordering Russia, Belarus or Ukraine.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marit MAIJ | Netherlands | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/91636.md |
| Estelle CEULEMANS | Belgium | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256880.md |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197435.md |
| Alicia HOMS GINEL | Spain | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/122978.md |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/202073.md |
| Idoia MENDIA | Spain | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256994.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN | Ireland | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257238.md |
| Marta WCISŁO | Poland | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257046.md |
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | PPE | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204336.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Villy SØVNDAL | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111412.md |
| Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER | Spain | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257043.md |
| Marina MESURE | France | GUE/NGL | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/236053.md |
| Brigitte VAN DEN BERG | Netherlands | RE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256976.md |

## Official source documents

- PE773.381: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/SEDE-AM-773381_EN.pdf
- PE773.390: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-773390_EN.pdf
- PE774.403: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-774403_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2025-0085-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2025-0085-COD.json

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