27New EU laws·decision 27 of 55 on Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Accounting of greenhouse gas emissions of transport services
Committee report by Barbara Thaler · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · voted 19:09–19:12
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Adoptedby a clear majority349 for · 243 against · 12 abstained (58 % in favour)
Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D and Renew; opposed by PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
How the vote unfolded · 22 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (2 adopted, 4 rejected) and 14 parts of the text voted on separately (5 adopted, 8 rejected, 1 lapsed).
Roll calls requested by The Left, PPE · split votes by The Left.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 22 ballots in voting order
1.Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectivelyAmendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
2.Amendment 10419:09A9-0070/2024 – Barbara Thaler – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 104A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by The Left·A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Adopted
3.Amendment 104 — part 219:09A9-0070/2024 – Pascal Canfin, Barbara Thaler – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 104/2Part 2: “those words”A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by The Left·A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Adopted
4.Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
5.Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
6.Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 1
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
7.Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, point 12
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
8.Separate vote on Article 4, paragraph 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
9.Separate vote on Article 4, paragraph 1
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
10.Separate vote on Article 4, after paragraph 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
11.Separate vote on Article 4, after paragraph 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
12.Amendment 121 to Article 4, after paragraph 119:11A9-0070/2024 – Pascal Canfin, Barbara Thaler – Article 4, after § 1 – Am 121A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE
Rejected
13.Amendment 107 to Article 18, after paragraph 119:11A9-0070/2024 – Pascal Canfin, Barbara Thaler – Article 18, after § 1 – Am 107A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
14.Amendment 108, adding text after recital 519:11A9-0070/2024 – Pascal Canfin, Barbara Thaler – After recital 5 – Am 108A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE
Rejected
15.Amendment 109, adding text after recital 519:11A9-0070/2024 – Pascal Canfin, Barbara Thaler – After recital 5 – Am 109A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE
Rejected
16.Separate vote on recital 8
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
17.Vote on text inserted after recital 12
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
18.Vote on text inserted after recital 12
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.
19.Vote on text inserted after recital 12
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
20.Vote on text inserted after recital 12
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
21.Separate vote on recital 30
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
22.Final vote19:12A9-0070/2024 – Pascal Canfin, Barbara Thaler – Commission proposal
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.