Plenary sitting, Wednesday, 28 February 2024
16 decisions: 15 adopted, 1 rejected. 802 ballots in all, 316 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., between 12:19 and 18:31.
Tightest result: Driving licences — adopted 339 to 240.
New EU laws · 9
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Decision 1:Driving licences
Committee report by Karima Delli · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 173 ballots, incl. 100 amendments
Adopted by a clear majority 339 for · 240 against · 37 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D and Renew; opposed by PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 2:Unitary supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products
Committee report · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 7 ballots
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 516 for · 26 against · 74 abstainedBacked by The Left, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; Verts/ALE mostly abstained.
Decision 3:Unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products
Committee report · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 7 ballots
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 518 for · 29 against · 70 abstainedBacked by The Left, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; Verts/ALE mostly abstained.
Decision 4:Supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (recast)
Committee report · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 4 ballots
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 523 for · 26 against · 69 abstainedBacked by The Left, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; Verts/ALE mostly abstained.
Decision 5:Supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (recast)
Committee report · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 4 ballots
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 526 for · 23 against · 70 abstainedBacked by The Left, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; Verts/ALE mostly abstained.
Decision 6:Standard essential patents
Committee report · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 91 ballots
Adopted by a large majority 454 for · 83 against · 78 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 7:Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products
Committee report · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 2 ballots
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 520 for · 19 against · 64 abstainedBacked by The Left, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; Verts/ALE mostly abstained.
Decision 8:Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes
Committee report by Herbert Dorfmann · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion. · 10 ballots, incl. 4 amendments
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 541 for · 36 against · 23 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by The Left.
Decision 9:Reporting requirements
Committee report · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 585 for · 9 against · 7 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN split.
Resolutions & reports · 7
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Decision 10:Ongoing negotiations on a status agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in Senegal
Committee report by Cornelia Ernst · 67 ballots, incl. 1 amendment
Rejected by a clear majority 212 for · 347 against · 29 abstainedBacked by S&D and Renew; opposed by The Left, Verts/ALE, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 11:Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2023
Committee report by David McAllister · 168 ballots, incl. 35 amendments
Adopted by a clear majority 338 for · 86 against · 122 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 12:Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2023
Committee report by Sven Mikser · 117 ballots, incl. 43 amendments
Adopted by a large majority 350 for · 91 against · 96 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 13:Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023
Committee report by Nacho Sánchez Amor · 77 ballots, incl. 22 amendments
Adopted by a large majority 377 for · 90 against · 68 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 14:Financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2023
Committee report by David Cormand · 11 ballots, incl. 7 amendments
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 455 for · 64 against · 26 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by PfE and ESN.
Decision 15:Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report
Committee report by Sophia in 't Veld · 26 ballots, incl. 14 amendments
Adopted by a large majority 374 for · 113 against · 45 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 16:Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the situation in Syria
Committee report by Nathalie Loiseau · 37 ballots, incl. 8 amendments
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 428 for · 35 against · 43 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by ESN; PfE mostly abstained.
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).