Implementation of the Treaty provisions on EU citizenship
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 17 January 2024. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 15 June 2023
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 7 December 2023
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 13 December 2023
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 17 January 2024
- ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- AFCO — Constitutional Affairs
- Rapporteur
- MEP #125038 Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- MEP #96646 The LeftChristian DOLESCHAL PPEMEP #124693 S&DMEP #28297 ECRDamian BOESELAGER Verts/ALE
- For opinion
- LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · rapporteur MEP #197519 ECR
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (LIBE),Opinion (LIBE)
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 17 January 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 437 Against 158 Abstained 41
Final vote — text as a whole at 12:35 · 69% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 19 ballots in voting order
Rejected2. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 12:31 A9-0436/2023 – Maite Pagazaurtundúa – After § 1 – Am 1RejectedRejectedRejectedRejectedRejectedAdopted8. Separate vote on paragraph 17AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected10. Separate vote on paragraph 22AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdoptedRejectedAdoptedRejectedAdopted16. Separate vote on paragraph 38AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Vote on text inserted after citation 33AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on recital FAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Final vote — text as a whole 12:35 A9-0436/2023 – Maite Pagazaurtundúa – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)Adopted - 16 January 2024 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 13 December 2023 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 7 December 2023 Committee vote: report adopted
AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 28 November 2023 LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 10 October 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AFCO (Constitutional Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 4 October 2023 Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 15 June 2023 Referred to the AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) gives an opinion.