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8 Resolutions & reports ·decision 8 of 9 on Wednesday, 7 February 2024

Norway’s recent decision to advance seabed mining in the Arctic

Motion for a resolution · voted at 13:34

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

Adopted by an overwhelming majority 523 for · 34 against · 59 abstained (85 % in favour)
The vote✦ In shortFull textProcedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For 523 Against 34 Abstained 59

Final vote — text as a whole at 13:34 · 85% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

Who backed it
  • The Left ✓
  • Verts/ALE ✓
  • S&D ✓
  • Renew ✓
  • PPE ✓
  • ECR ✓
  • PfE ~
  • ESN ~
  • NI ✓

Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; PfE and ESN split.

How the vote unfolded · 3 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 rejected).

Roll call requested by The Left.

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

All 3 ballots in voting order
1. Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 13:34 B9-0095/2024 – § 1 – Am 1 requested by The Left
Rejected
2. Separate vote on paragraph 3
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
3. Final vote — text as a whole 13:34 B9-0095/2024 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) requested by The Left
Adopted

Part of the sitting of Wednesday, 7 February 2024. The vote was taken on Motion B-9-2024-0095 in procedure 2024/2520.

New here? How plenary voting works
A sitting
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 , taken in parts
  • Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
  • ***I — ; *** — ; * —
  • Lapsed —
  • A10-… — committee report; B10-… — motion
  • RC-B10-… — joint motion of several groups

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