Plenary sitting, Wednesday, 18 September 2024
3 decisions: 3 adopted. 3 ballots in all, 2 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published..
Tightest result: Maximum residue levels for carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl — adopted 516 to 129.
Parliament voted on three subjects, blocking two Commission measures on pesticide residue levels and adopting a decision on its delegations.
Objections to Commission measures · 2
Parliament can object to technical rules the Commission adopts on its own. Against a delegated act an adopted objection is a veto; against most implementing measures (such as GMO authorisations) it is a call on the Commission to withdraw the measure, which is not legally binding.
Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3), and Rule 115(4)(c) · implementing measure
Decision 1:Maximum residue levels for carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl
Motion for a resolution
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament objected to a Commission regulation that would have kept import tolerance levels for two pesticides, carbendazim and thiophanate-methyl, on certain imported products.
Adopted by a large majority 516 for · 129 against · 27 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, ECR and PfE; opposed by PPE; ESN mostly abstained.
Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3), and Rule 115(4)(c) · implementing measure
Decision 2:Maximum residue levels for cyproconazole
Motion for a resolution
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The Parliament objected to a Commission regulation that would have kept maximum residue levels for the pesticide cyproconazole in certain imported foods above the default safety limit.
Adopted by a large majority 522 for · 127 against · 28 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, ECR and PfE; opposed by PPE; ESN mostly abstained.
Resolutions & reports · 1
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Decision 3:Numerical strength of interparliamentary delegations
Motion for a resolution
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The decision specifies the number of Members for each delegation, such as 13 for the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee and 64 for relations with the United States.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recorded
✦ AI: one-sentence summaries written by an AI from the text voted on; the outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Each decision’s page shows every ballot, the full text and the procedure.
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).