Plenary sitting, Wednesday, 13 March 2024
23 decisions: 22 adopted, 1 rejected. 252 ballots in all, 140 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., between 12:13 and 17:46.
Tightest result: European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2024 — rejected 256 to 262.
New EU laws · 19
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Decision 1:European Media Freedom Act
Committee report by Sabine Verheyen · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 8 ballots
Adopted by a large majority 464 for · 92 against · 65 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 2:Amending the Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes
Committee report by Laura Ballarín Cereza · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 605 for · 7 against · 13 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 3:Artificial Intelligence Act
Committee report by Brando Benifei, Dragoş Tudorache · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 523 for · 46 against · 49 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by The Left; ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 4:Discontinuation of the European ODR Platform
Committee report by Laura Ballarín Cereza · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 618 for · 3 against · 1 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 5:Asset recovery and confiscation
Committee report by Loránt Vincze · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 598 for · 19 against · 7 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by ESN.
Decision 6:Use of the Internal Market Information System and the Single Digital Gateway for the purposes of certain requirements laid down by the Directive on European cross-border associations
Committee report by Anne-Sophie Pelletier · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 534 for · 45 against · 47 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by PfE and ESN.
Decision 7:Compulsory licensing for crisis management and amending Regulation (EC) 816/2006
Committee report by Adrián Vázquez Lázara · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 15 ballots, incl. 9 amendments
Adopted by a large majority 484 for · 121 against · 20 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by PfE and ESN.
Decision 8:Safety of toys and repealing Directive 2009/48/EC
Committee report by Marion Walsmann · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 42 ballots
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 603 for · 5 against · 15 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN split.
Decision 9:Amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Committee report by Anna Zalewska · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 18 ballots, incl. 3 amendments
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 514 for · 20 against · 91 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and PfE; ECR and ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 10:Reporting requirements in the fields of road transport and aviation: regulation
Committee report by Jan-Christoph Oetjen · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 613 for · 4 against · 6 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 11:A single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (recast)
Committee report by Javier Moreno Sánchez · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by a large majority 465 for · 122 against · 27 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 12:European cross-border associations
Committee report by Sergey Lagodinsky · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 3 ballots
Adopted by a large majority 490 for · 69 against · 64 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 13:Reporting requirements in the fields of road transport and aviation: decision
Committee report by Jan-Christoph Oetjen · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 609 for · 3 against · 8 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 14:Minimum requirements on minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector
Committee report by Henna Virkkunen · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by a large majority 482 for · 120 against · 20 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by The Left and Verts/ALE.
Decision 15:Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013
Committee report by Deirdre Clune · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 12 ballots, incl. 1 amendment
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 486 for · 19 against · 97 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; ECR, PfE and ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 16:Amending Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics
Committee report by Johan Van Overtveldt · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 568 for · 22 against · 12 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN split.
Decision 17:Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7)
Committee report by Alexandr Vondra · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by a clear majority 297 for · 190 against · 37 abstainedBacked by Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by The Left, Verts/ALE and S&D.
Decision 18:Temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the EU/Euratom/Ukraine Association Agreement
Committee report by Sandra Kalniete · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 15 ballots, incl. 8 amendments
Adopted by a clear majority 347 for · 117 against · 99 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, ECR, PfE and ESN; Verts/ALE mostly abstained.
Decision 19:Temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Moldovan products under the EU/Euratom/Moldova Association Agreement
Committee report by Markéta Gregorová · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by a large majority 459 for · 65 against · 57 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Resolutions & reports · 3
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Decision 20:European Semester for economic policy coordination 2024
Committee report by René Repasi · 19 ballots, incl. 18 amendments
Adopted by a large majority 420 for · 123 against · 41 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 21:European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2024
Committee report by Dragoş Pîslaru · 41 ballots, incl. 15 amendments
Rejected narrowly 256 for · 262 against · 58 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D and Renew; opposed by PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; The Left mostly abstained.
Decision 22:Guidelines for the 2025 Budget – Section III
Committee report by Victor Negrescu · 50 ballots, incl. 31 amendments
Adopted by a large majority 380 for · 102 against · 100 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Other decisions · 1
Elections, appointments and internal decisions of the Parliament.
Decision 23:Closer ties between the EU and Armenia and the need for a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia
17 ballots, incl. 3 amendments
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 504 for · 4 against · 32 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN 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).