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Plenary sitting, Thursday, 12 March 2026

7 decisions: 6 adopted, 1 rejected. 112 ballots in all, 34 by , between 12:03 and 12:17.

Tightest result: Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 — rejected 233 to 250.

✦ The day in brief · AI briefing

Parliament adopted new laws on vehicle emissions and package travel, and passed resolutions on human rights abuses, while rejecting the Ombudsman's annual report.

New EU laws · 2

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

  1. Decision 1:Calculation of emission credits for heavy-duty vehicles for the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2029

    · 7 ballots, incl. 3 amendments

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 473 for · 81 against · 9 abstained

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

  2. Decision 2:Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects

    Committee report by Alex Agius Saliba ·

    The adopted text updates the 2015 Package Travel Directive, covering issues such as insolvency protection, cancellations, refunds, and vouchers.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 537 for · 2 against · 24 abstained

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

Resolutions & reports · 5

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

  1. Decision 3:Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine

    Motion for a resolution · 11 ballots, incl. 2 amendments

    Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Russia's campaign of human trafficking of foreign nationals, particularly Africans, into its armed forces for its war in Ukraine.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 479 for · 17 against · 43 abstained

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

  2. Decision 4:The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger

    Motion for a resolution · 7 ballots

    It calls for his immediate and unconditional release, access to legal representation and medical care, and respect for his family's rights.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 524 for · 2 against · 29 abstained

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

  3. Decision 5:Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime

    Motion for a resolution · 13 ballots, incl. 2 amendments

    It condemns politically motivated detention of Khoshtaria and others, calling for their immediate and unconditional release.

    Adopted by a large majority 438 for · 37 against · 81 abstained

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

  4. Decision 6:Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

    Committee report by Bogdan Rzońca · 70 ballots, incl. 14 amendments

    Rejected narrowly 233 for · 250 against · 76 abstained

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

  5. Decision 7:Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026

    Motion for a resolution · 3 ballots, incl. 1 amendment

    The text reaffirms support for a rules-based multilateral trading system and calls for WTO reform to address modern challenges.

    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
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The ballots
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Who voted how
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Document & procedure
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Group badges
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