Plenary sitting, Wednesday, 11 March 2026
13 decisions: 13 adopted. 125 ballots in all, 60 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., between 12:43 and 13:10.
Tightest result: European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026 — adopted 392 to 219.
Parliament adopted positions on new laws, international agreements, and resolutions, covering AI governance, police cooperation, worker support, and institutional relations.
New EU laws · 1
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Decision 1:Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application
Committee report by Birgit Sippel · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 32 ballots, incl. 8 amendments
Adopted by a large majority 458 for · 103 against · 63 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by PfE and ESN.
International agreements & consent · 2
Treaties and agreements Parliament can only approve or refuse as a whole — no amendments are possible.
Decision 2:Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
Committee report by José Cepeda, Paulo Cunha · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law is the first international legally binding treaty on AI governance, covering the entire AI lifecycle.
Adopted by a large majority 455 for · 101 against · 74 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 3:EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism
Committee report by Matthieu Valet · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The agreement allows Europol and Ecuadorian authorities to exchange personal data to fight serious crime and terrorism, with safeguards for privacy and fundamental rights.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 586 for · 21 against · 11 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Budget & emergency funds · 1
Budget decisions: the annual budget, amending budgets, solidarity and adjustment funds, and discharge (approving how a budget was spent).
Decision 4:Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware – Belgium
Committee report by Jean-Marc Germain
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The decision releases EU funding for personalised services such as job-search assistance, training, and outplacement for the affected workers.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 562 for · 53 against · 19 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by ESN.
Resolutions & reports · 9
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Decision 5:Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission
Committee report by Sven Simon · 4 ballots
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The agreement includes commitments on equal treatment of Parliament and the Council, timely information on initiatives, and the presence of Commissioners in plenary and committees.
Adopted by a large majority 446 for · 100 against · 72 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 6:Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors
Committee report by Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel · 6 ballots
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text calls for better tools to value work, pay transparency, stronger enforcement of equal pay laws, and improved care services.
Adopted by a large majority 458 for · 72 against · 98 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 7:European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026
Committee report by Kira Marie Peter-Hansen · 27 ballots, incl. 12 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text stresses the need to meet major investment needs, including for the green transition, competitiveness and defence, and calls for more country-specific recommendations on climate and social policies.
Adopted by a large majority 392 for · 219 against · 18 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 8:European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026
Committee report by Nela Riehl · 32 ballots, incl. 9 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text calls for stronger integration of social objectives into EU economic governance, with the European Pillar of Social Rights at its core, and for measurable social targets to guide country-specific recommendations.
Adopted by a large majority 404 for · 208 against · 20 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 9:EU enlargement strategy
Committee report by Petras Auštrevičius · 4 ballots, incl. 1 amendment
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The resolution stresses that enlargement is merit-based and that progress depends on irreversible reforms in rule of law and democratic institutions.
Adopted by a clear majority 385 for · 147 against · 98 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 10:Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty
Committee report by Tobias Cremer · 12 ballots, incl. 2 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text urges the Council, Commission and the EU's foreign policy chief to implement summit outcomes and deepen ties in trade, security, climate and other areas.
Adopted by a large majority 482 for · 108 against · 42 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN.
Decision 11:Tackling barriers to the single market for defence
Committee report by Tobias Cremer · 3 ballots, incl. 2 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The resolution calls for deeper reforms to improve cross-border cooperation, interoperability, and competitiveness, noting that defence equipment prices are roughly 30 % higher without full EU-wide cooperation.
Adopted by a large majority 393 for · 169 against · 67 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 12:Flagship European defence projects of common interest
Committee report by Lucia Annunziata
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text calls for strategic guidance on selecting, implementing, financing and overseeing such projects, aiming to fill capability gaps and strengthen EU defence readiness.
Adopted by a large majority 448 for · 122 against · 38 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by The Left and ESN; PfE mostly abstained.
Decision 13:Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III
Committee report
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The resolution calls for a budget that boosts competitiveness, supports security and defence, and accelerates the green and digital transitions, while ensuring no one is left behind.
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).