1New EU laws·decision 1 of 8 on Tuesday, 6 February 2024
Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications
Committee report by Petar Vitanov · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · voted 12:56–12:58
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Adoptedby a clear majority372 for · 220 against · 43 abstained (59 % in favour)
Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D and Renew; opposed by PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
How the vote unfolded · 11 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 amendments (1 adopted, 4 rejected) and 3 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 2 lapsed).
Roll calls requested by PPE, ID.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 11 ballots in voting order
1.Rejection
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
2.Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectivelyAmendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
3.Amendment 54 to Article 6, paragraph 2, point a12:56A9-0410/2023 – Petar Vitanov – Article 6, § 2, point a – Am 54DA vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ID
Rejected
4.Separate vote on Article 8, paragraph 2, point b
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.
6.Amendment 55 to Article 11, paragraph 1, point d12:57A9-0410/2023 – Petar Vitanov – Article 11, § 1, point d – Am 55A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ID
Rejected
7.Amendment 56 to Article 14, paragraph 212:57A9-0410/2023 – Petar Vitanov – Article 14, § 2 – Am 56A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ID
Rejected
8.Amendment 57 to Article 15, paragraph 212:58A9-0410/2023 – Petar Vitanov – Article 15, § 2 – Am 57A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ID
Rejected
9.Amendment 51, adding text after recital 2612:58A9-0410/2023 – Petar Vitanov – After recital 26 – Am 51A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE
Adopted
10.Vote on text inserted after recital 26
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.
11.Final vote12:58A9-0410/2023 – Petar Vitanov – Commission proposal
One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
The ballots
Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
Who voted how
Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
Document & procedure
Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
Group badges
How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).
Codes in ballot labels
Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another., taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.; *** — Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.; * — Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Lapsed — Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.