Parliament decided to set up a standing committee on Security and Defence and a standing committee on Public Health, replacing the existing subcommittees on those topics. The Security and Defence committee will handle EU security and defence integration, including CSDP, the European Defence Agency, and defence industry matters, while the Public Health committee will cover pharmaceuticals, health crisis preparedness, and related agencies. The committees on Foreign Affairs and on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will have their responsibilities adjusted accordingly, and the decision takes effect at the next part-session.
How the vote unfolded · 17 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 9 amendments (9 rejected) and 7 parts of the text voted on separately (5 adopted, 2 rejected).
Roll calls requested by The Left, ECR, PfE · split votes by ECR (2).
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 17 ballots in voting order
1.Amendment 6 to paragraph 112:11B10-0215/2024 – § 1 – Am 6A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
2.Amendment 1 to paragraph 212:11B10-0215/2024 – § 2 – Am 1A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
3.Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 212:12B10-0215/2024 – After § 2 – Am 2A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
4.Amendment 7 to paragraph 4, point 112:12B10-0215/2024 – § 4, point 1 – Am 7A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
5.Separate vote on paragraph 4, point 2, introductory sentence
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
9.Paragraph 4, point 4, introductory part — part 112:13B10-0215/2024 – § 4, point 4, introductory part/1Part 1: ‘(4) the following Part is inserted: ‘VIIIa. Committee on Public Health; Committee responsible for’A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by ECR
Adopted
10.Separate vote on paragraph 4, point 4, introductory partA paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by ECR
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
11.Separate vote on paragraph 4, point 4, point 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
12.Amendment 15 to paragraph 4, point 4, point 212:13B10-0215/2024 – § 4, point 4, point 2 – Am 15A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
13.Amendment 16 to paragraph 4, point 4, point 312:14B10-0215/2024 – § 4, point 4, point 3 – Am 16A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
14.Separate vote on paragraph 4, point 4, point 3A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by ECR
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
15.Paragraph 4, point 4, point 3 — part 212:14B10-0215/2024 – § 4, point 4, point 3/2Part 2: “those words”A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by ECR
17.Final vote — text as a whole12:15B10-0215/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
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.