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13 Resolutions & reports ·decision 13 of 17 on Thursday, 14 March 2024

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Motion for a resolution · voted 12:34–12:36

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 535 for · 1 against · 1 abstained (100 % in favour)

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For 535 Against 1 Abstained 1

Final vote — text as a whole at 12:36 · 100% 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, ECR, PfE and ESN.

How the vote unfolded · 15 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 14 amendments (7 adopted, 7 rejected).

Roll calls requested by The Left, S&D, ECR.

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 15 ballots in voting order
1. Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 2 12:34 B9-0162/2024 – After § 2 – Am 14 requested by ECR
Adopted
2. Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 4 12:34 B9-0162/2024 – After § 4 – Am 5 requested by ECR
Adopted
3. Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 4 12:34 B9-0162/2024 – After § 4 – Am 6 requested by ECR
Adopted
4. Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 4 12:34 B9-0162/2024 – After § 4 – Am 8 requested by ECR
Adopted
5. Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 4 12:34 B9-0162/2024 – After § 4 – Am 10 requested by ECR
Rejected
6. Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 4 12:35 B9-0162/2024 – After § 4 – Am 11 requested by ECR
Rejected
7. Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 5 12:35 B9-0162/2024 – After § 5 – Am 9 requested by ECR
Rejected
8. Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 6 12:35 B9-0162/2024 – After § 6 – Am 12 requested by ECR
Rejected
9. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 7 12:35 B9-0162/2024 – After § 7 – Am 1 requested by The Left
Adopted
10. Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 10 12:35 B9-0162/2024 – After § 10 – Am 2 requested by The Left
Adopted
11. Amendment 4 to paragraph 11 12:35 B9-0162/2024 – § 11 – Am 4 requested by The Left
Rejected
12. Amendment 3 to paragraph 11 12:36 B9-0162/2024 – § 11 – Am 3 requested by The Left
Adopted
13. Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 11 12:36 B9-0162/2024 – After § 11 – Am 13 requested by ECR
Rejected
14. Amendment 7, adding text after citation 9 12:36 B9-0162/2024 – After citation 9 – Am 7 requested by ECR
Rejected
15. Final vote — text as a whole 12:36 B9-0162/2024 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) requested by S&D
Adopted

Part of the sitting of Thursday, 14 March 2024. The vote was taken on Motion B-9-2024-0162 in procedure 2023/2941.

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A sitting
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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
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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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