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2024/2999(RSO) Procedure type RSO First reading

Setting up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 18 December 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee
  2. ✓ Committee work
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 18 December 2024
  5. ✓ 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.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0065/2024 18 December 2024 ✦ Parliament sets up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield to assess and counter foreign interference, disinformation, and hybrid threats, and to propose remedies.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Motion for a resolution B10-0216/2024 13 December 2024 ✦ Parliament decides to set up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield for 12 months with 33 members to assess and counter foreign interference, disinformation, and hybrid threats.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →

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

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 18 December 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 18 December 2024 📄 Motion for a resolution B10-0216/2024📄 Adopted text TA10-0065/2024
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 441 Against 178 Abstained 34

    Final vote — text as a whole at 12:16 · 68% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 7 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 7 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 2 to paragraph 1, after point d 12:15 B10-0216/2024 – § 1, after point d – Am 2
    Rejected
    2. Amendment 3 to paragraph 1, after point d 12:15 B10-0216/2024 – § 1, after point d – Am 3
    Rejected
    3. Amendment 4 to paragraph 1, after point d 12:15 B10-0216/2024 – § 1, after point d – Am 4
    Rejected
    4. Amendment 5 to paragraph 1, after point d 12:16 B10-0216/2024 – § 1, after point d – Am 5
    Rejected
    5. Amendment 6 to paragraph 1, point f 12:16 B10-0216/2024 – § 1, point f – Am 6
    Rejected
    6. Amendment 1 to recital A 12:16 B10-0216/2024 – recital A – Am 1
    Rejected
    7. Final vote — text as a whole 12:16 B10-0216/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 16 December 2024 6 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendments 1–5📄 Amendment 6