1New EU laws·decision 1 of 13 on Wednesday, 11 March 2026
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. · voted 12:45–12:48
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Parliament voted on a proposal to extend the application period of Regulation (EU) 2021/1232, which concerns a specific EU law. It rejected the Commission's proposal and called on the Commission to withdraw it. Parliament will forward its position to the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments.
How the vote unfolded · 32 ballots
A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first. Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (5 adopted, 3 rejected) and 21 parts of the text voted on separately (17 rejected, 4 lapsed). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.
Roll calls requested by Verts/ALE, S&D, ECR, PfE · split votes by PfE.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
2.Amendment 1, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/123212:45A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – Am 1A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by S&D
Adopted
3.Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021 — part 1232Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.
4.Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021 — part 1232Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.
5.Amendment 5, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/123212:46A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – Am 5A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Adopted
6.Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021 — part 1232Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.
7.Amendment 2, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 — part 112:46A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – Am 2/1Part 1: ‘the technologies used for the purpose set out in point (a)(i) of this paragraph are in accordance with the state of the art in the industry and are the least privacy-intrusive, including with regard to the principle of data protection by design and by default laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and, to the extent that they are used to scan text in communications, they are not able to deduce the substance of the content of the communications but are solely able to detect patterns which point to possible online child sexual abuse,’A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by PfE·A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by S&D, PfE
Adopted
8.Amendment 2, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 — part 212:46A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – Am 2/2Part 2: ‘and, where such technologies are used for the detection of solicitation of children or previously unidentified online child sexual abuse material, such use shall be limited to cases where the provider has received a concrete report or notification from a user, a trusted flagger, or an organisation acting in the public interest against child sexual abuse concerning a specific communication, account or interaction indicating a reasonable suspicion of online child sexual abuse, and the detection shall be strictly limited to what is necessary in relation to that reported case.’A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by PfE·A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by S&D, PfE
Adopted
9.Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021 — part 1232Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.
10.Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021 — part 1232Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
11.Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021 — part 1232Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
12.Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021 — part 1232Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
13.Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021 — part 1232Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
14.Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021 — part 1232Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
15.Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021 — part 1232Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
16.Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021 — part 1232Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
18.Separate vote on Article 1, before paragraph 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
19.Amendment 3 to Article 112:47A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Article 1 – paragraph 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 10 – Am 3A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by S&D
Adopted
20.Separate vote on recital 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
21.Vote on text inserted after recital 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
22.Vote on text inserted after recital 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
23.Amendment 10, adding text after recital 312:47A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – After recital 3 – Am 10A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
24.Vote on text inserted after recital 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
25.Vote on text inserted after recital 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
26.Vote on text inserted after recital 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
27.Amendment 18, adding text after recital 412:48A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – After recital 4 – Am 18A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ECR
Rejected
28.Separate vote on recital 5
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
29.Amendment 12, adding text after recital 512:48A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – After recital 5 – Am 12A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
30.Vote on text inserted after recital 7
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
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.