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1 New EU laws ·decision 1 of 23 on Wednesday, 13 March 2024

European Media Freedom Act

Committee report by Sabine Verheyen · · voted at 12:13

Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.

Adopted by a large majority 464 for · 92 against · 65 abstained (75 % in favour)
The vote✦ In shortFull textProcedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Passed by a large majority

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

For 464 Against 92 Abstained 65

Final vote on the provisional agreement at 12:13 · 75% 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 and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.

How the vote unfolded · 8 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 parts of the text voted on separately (4 lapsed).

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 8 ballots in voting order
1. Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative act 12:13 A9-0264/2023 – Sabine Verheyen – Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative act
Rejected
2. Final vote on the provisional agreement 12:13 A9-0264/2023 – Sabine Verheyen – Provisional agreement – Am 332
Adopted
3. Final vote Text as a whole
— no individual positions recorded
4. Separate vote on Article 4, paragraph 2, point c
5. Separate vote on Article 4, paragraph 2, point c
— no individual positions recorded
6. Vote on text inserted after Article 4
7. Vote on text inserted after recital 16
8. Final vote Commission proposal

Part of the sitting of Wednesday, 13 March 2024. The vote was taken on Report A-9-2023-0264 in procedure 2022/0277.

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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