3New EU laws·decision 3 of 22 on Thursday, 26 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 11:16–11:18
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
The proposal sought to extend the period of application of Regulation (EU) 2021/1232, which concerns a temporary derogation from certain obligations under EU law. Parliament rejected the proposal, meaning it will not proceed further in the legislative process. Parliament calls on the Commission to withdraw its proposal and will forward its position to the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments.
How the vote unfolded · 10 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (3 adopted, 5 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 lapsed).
Roll calls requested by Verts/ALE, S&D, PPE · split votes by Renew.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 10 ballots in voting order
1.Amendment 30, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 — part 111:16A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – § 1 – point a – Am 30/1Part 1: “Text as a whole without the word: ‘known’”A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by Renew·A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by S&D, PPE
Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.
3.Amendment 34, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/123211:16A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – § 1 – point a – Am 34A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE
Adopted
4.Amendment 35, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/123211:16A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – § 1 – point a – Am 35A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE, Verts/ALE
Rejected
5.Amendment 36, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/123211:16A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – § 1 – point a – Am 36A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE
Adopted
6.Amendment 33 to Article 111:17A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Article 1 – § 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 10 – Am 33A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE
Rejected
7.Amendment 31 to Article 111:17A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Article 1 – § 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 10 – Am 31A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by S&D, PPE
Rejected
8.Amendment 29 to Article 111:17A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Article 1 – § 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 10 – Am 29A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE
Adopted
9.Amendment 32, adding text after recital 411:18A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – After recital 4 – Am 32A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE
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.