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Plenary sitting, Thursday, 19 December 2024

5 decisions: 5 adopted. 71 ballots in all, 45 by , between 12:09 and 12:24.

Tightest result: Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights — adopted 300 to 254.

✦ The day in brief · AI briefing

Parliament adopted its positions on updating European Works Councils and on several human rights resolutions, covering Kyrgyzstan, Crimea, Azerbaijan, and gender equality priorities for the UN.

New EU laws · 1

Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.

  1. Decision 1:Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights

    Committee report ·

    The position aims to bring older agreements into the directive's scope and to improve enforcement of information and consultation rights.

    Adopted by a small majority 300 for · 254 against · 21 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D and Renew; opposed by PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.

Resolutions & reports · 4

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

  1. Decision 2:Human rights situation in Kyrgyzstan, in particular the case of Temirlan Sultanbekov

    Motion for a resolution · 7 ballots

    The text condemns the shrinking of civic space and attacks on dissenting voices in the country.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 492 for · 28 against · 41 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN mostly abstained.

  2. Decision 3:11th year of the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and the deteriorating human rights situation in occupied Crimea, notably the cases of Iryna Danylovych, Tofik Abdulhaziiev and Amet Suleymanov

    Motion for a resolution · 6 ballots

    The text condemns Russia's war of aggression, demands withdrawal from all Ukrainian territory, and calls for an end to human rights violations against residents of occupied areas.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 446 for · 25 against · 51 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; PfE mostly abstained; ESN split.

  3. Decision 4:Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV

    Motion for a resolution · 11 ballots, incl. 1 amendment

    The text demands an immediate end to the crackdown on dissident groups and the release of those detained on politically motivated charges.

    Adopted by a large majority 434 for · 30 against · 89 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and PfE; opposed by ECR; ESN mostly abstained.

  4. Decision 5:Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

    Committee report · 46 ballots, incl. 12 amendments

    The text urges the Council to reaffirm commitment to the Beijing Declaration, integrate gender equality into EU external action, and address the global backlash against women's rights.

    Adopted by a clear majority 322 for · 163 against · 46 abstained

    Backed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.

✦ 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.

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