Plenary sitting, Tuesday, 28 April 2026
22 decisions: 20 adopted, 1 rejected, 1 without a single recorded result. 440 ballots in all, 240 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., between 13:08 and 14:32.
Tightest result: Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 — adopted 377 to 254.
Parliament adopted positions on several new EU laws, including trade preferences for developing countries and animal welfare rules, and gave its consent to the EU's long-term budget framework.
New EU laws · 5
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Decision 1:Generalised scheme of tariff preferences
Committee report by Bernd Lange · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 35 ballots, incl. 6 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The scheme grants reduced or zero customs duties on imports from low and lower-middle income countries, with special arrangements for vulnerable countries and least developed countries.
Adopted by a large majority 459 for · 127 against · 70 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and PfE; opposed by The Left and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 2:Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability
Committee report by Veronika Vrecionová · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 2 ballots
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The European Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU law to improve the welfare of dogs and cats and ensure their traceability, covering breeding, selling, shelters, and imports.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 558 for · 35 against · 52 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 3:Amendments to Biocidal Products Regulation as regards the extension of certain data protection periods
Committee report by Pierfrancesco Maran · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The position takes over the Commission proposal, meaning Parliament agrees with the proposed changes to the regulation.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 591 for · 54 against · 8 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by The Left.
Decision 4:European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: workers affected by imminent job displacement
Committee report by Liesbet Sommen · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The proposal amends the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support workers facing imminent job displacement during company restructuring.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 566 for · 67 against · 26 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by ESN.
Decision 5:Accounting of greenhouse gas emissions of transport services
Committee report · Parliament’s vote on the Council’s position on a proposed law, after the first reading.
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The regulation establishes rules for accounting greenhouse gas emissions of transport services, using the EN ISO 14083:2023 methodology.
Result not yet in Parliament’s record
International agreements & consent · 2
Treaties and agreements Parliament can only approve or refuse as a whole — no amendments are possible.
Decision 6:Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034
Committee report by Siegfried Mureşan, Carla Tavares · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it. · 150 ballots, incl. 54 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The framework sets the EU's long-term budget priorities and spending limits for that period.
Adopted by a clear majority 370 for · 201 against · 84 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN; ECR split.
Decision 7:Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine
Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
Adopted Request for urgent procedure by show of hands, no counts recorded
Resolutions & reports · 8
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Decision 8:Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III
Committee report by Nils Ušakovs · 88 ballots, incl. 42 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The adopted text calls for a robust, investment-oriented budget that boosts competitiveness, supports a socially fair transition, and addresses security and defence needs.
Adopted by a clear majority 389 for · 191 against · 75 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 9:Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135)
Committee report by Sven Simon
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament amended its internal rules on how it appoints members to Union agencies and bodies, updating Rule 135 of its Rules of Procedure.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 657 for · 0 against · 3 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 10:Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024
Committee report by Dick Erixon · 31 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 report calls for full and unrestricted access for the European Court of Auditors to all EIB operations and for stronger conflict-of-interest prevention.
Adopted by a clear majority 377 for · 254 against · 31 abstainedBacked by Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D and ESN.
Decision 11:Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU
Committee report by Evin Incir, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus · 31 ballots, incl. 6 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The resolution highlights that most rapes are committed by known persons and that victims may freeze, so lack of physical resistance does not imply consent.
Adopted by a large majority 447 for · 160 against · 43 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 12:Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024
Committee report by Julien Sanchez · 81 ballots, incl. 36 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text had called for stronger anti-fraud measures, including better detection, prevention, and use of digital tools.
Rejected by a clear majority 231 for · 389 against · 33 abstainedBacked by PPE and ECR; opposed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PfE and ESN.
Decision 13:The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture
Committee report by Željana Zovko · 7 ballots, incl. 2 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament adopted the text as its official position, endorsing a call for the EU to lead international ocean governance and strengthen cooperation with partners.
Adopted by a large majority 430 for · 107 against · 115 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by PfE and ESN; The Left and Verts/ALE mostly abstained.
Decision 14:Control, transparency and traceability of performance-based instruments
Committee report by Monika Hohlmeier
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 oversight of such instruments, including harmonised methodologies, interoperable data systems, robust audit trails and clear correction criteria.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 527 for · 85 against · 33 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by PfE and ESN.
Decision 15:Enhancing connectivity, preserving cultural heritage and driving local excellence in European tourism – destination management and regional tourism growth
Committee report by Daniel Attard
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 coherent EU tourism strategy, improved transport connectivity, support for sustainable destination management, and measures to address challenges like overtourism and short-term rentals.
Adopted by a large majority 439 for · 42 against · 129 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; ECR, PfE and ESN mostly abstained.
Parliamentary immunity · 6
Requests from national authorities to lift an MEP’s immunity so legal proceedings can go ahead, or from an MEP to defend it.
Decision 16:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Daniel Obajtek
Committee report
Adopted by a large majority 484 for · 150 against · 7 abstainedNo roll call, so how each group voted is not recorded.
Decision 17:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Grzegorz Braun
Committee report
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 18:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă
Committee report · 2 ballots
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 19:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Alvise Pérez
Committee report
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 20:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Patryk Jaki
Committee report
Adopted by a large majority 444 for · 194 against · 8 abstainedNo roll call, so how each group voted is not recorded.
Decision 21:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Tomasz Buczek
Committee report
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recorded
Other decisions · 1
Elections, appointments and internal decisions of the Parliament.
Decision 22:Extension of the term of office of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
Adopted by a large majority 422 for · 202 against · 9 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
✦ 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).