18New EU laws·decision 18 of 23 on Wednesday, 13 March 2024
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. · voted 17:08–17:12
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Adoptedby a clear majority347 for · 117 against · 99 abstained (62 % in favour)
Backed by S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, ECR, PfE and ESN; Verts/ALE mostly abstained.
How the vote unfolded · 15 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (1 adopted, 7 rejected) and 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 rejected). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.
Roll calls requested by The Left, PPE, ECR, ID, MEPs.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 15 ballots in voting order
1.Amendment 2517:08A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Rejection – Am 25A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
2.Amendment 19 to Article 1, after paragraph 217:09A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Article 1, after § 2 – Am 19A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by MEPs, ECR
4.Amendment 3 to Article 4, paragraph 1, subparagraph 117:09A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Article 4, § 1, sub§ 1 – Am 3A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ID
Rejected
5.Amendments 12 + 14 + 15 (voted as one)17:10A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Safeguard Measures – Am 12, 14, 15A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
6.Amendments 23 + 24 + 26 + 28 (voted as one)17:10A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Safeguard Measures – Am 23,24= 26,28=A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE
11.Separate vote on Article 4, paragraph 7, subparagraph 1, point b
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
12.Amendment 9 to Article 4, after paragraph 817:11A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Article 4, after § 8 – Am 9A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ID
Rejected
13.Vote on text inserted after recital 8
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
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.