19 Resolutions & reports ·decision 19 of 24 on Thursday, 13 November 2025

Proxy voting in plenary for Members during pregnancy and after giving birth

Committee report by Juan Fernando López Aguilar · voted at 10:47

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The vote ✦ In short Full text Procedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Final vote — decided by show of hands; no counts were recorded.

✦ What this vote decides · AI summary, based on the text voted on

The European Parliament adopted a resolution proposing to amend the European Electoral Act to allow Members to vote by proxy during pregnancy and after giving birth. The proposal would permit proxy voting for up to three months before the expected birth and six months after, to address health and logistical challenges. Parliament decided to submit the proposal to the Council for approval, as the current rules require Members to vote individually and personally.

How the vote unfolded · 5 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 parts of the text voted on separately (3 rejected).

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 5 ballots in voting order

1. Final vote Draft proposal for a Council decision

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

2. Separate vote on recital C

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

3. Vote on text inserted after recital E

electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded

Rejected

4. Vote on text inserted after recital E

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

5. Final vote — text as a whole 10:47 A10-0214/2025 – Juan Fernando López Aguilar – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)

Adopted

Part of the sitting of Thursday, 13 November 2025. The vote was taken on Report A-10-2025-0214 in procedure 2025/2195.

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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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