Plenary sitting, Wednesday, 29 April 2026
27 decisions: 27 adopted. 648 ballots in all, 298 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., between 13:14 and 15:03.
Tightest result: Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 — adopted 328 to 199.
Parliament adopted positions on new EU laws, gave consent to international agreements, and passed resolutions, covering chemicals, emissions trading, GM food, and electoral rules.
New EU laws · 3
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Decision 1:Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
Committee report by Dimitris Tsiodras, Piotr Müller · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 37 ballots, incl. 13 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The adopted text aims to reduce administrative burdens while maintaining high protection levels, for example by making labelling rules more flexible and streamlining approval procedures for cosmetic ingredients.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 540 for · 60 against · 45 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by The Left; ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 2:Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector
Committee report by Danuše Nerudová · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 25 ballots, incl. 10 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The proposal amends the market stability reserve for the emissions trading system covering buildings, road transport and additional sectors.
Adopted by a large majority 433 for · 120 against · 91 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ESN; opposed by ECR and PfE.
Decision 3:European Chemicals Agency and amending regulations
Committee report by Christophe Clergeau · 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 text aims to strengthen ECHA's governance, align its resources with its tasks, and integrate new responsibilities such as the One Substance One Assessment package.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 526 for · 56 against · 69 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by ESN; PfE mostly abstained.
International agreements & consent · 5
Treaties and agreements Parliament can only approve or refuse as a whole — no amendments are possible.
Decision 4:Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth
Committee report by Juan Fernando López Aguilar · 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 draft Council decision amends the European Electoral Act to let MEPs who are pregnant or have recently given birth vote by proxy in plenary for up to three months before the expected birth and six months after.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 616 for · 24 against · 8 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by ESN.
Decision 5:EU-Iceland agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime
Committee report by Jaroslav Bžoch · 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 deal sets rules for processing, storage, and retention, with safeguards for privacy and oversight.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 532 for · 75 against · 28 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by The Left and Verts/ALE.
Decision 6:International Cocoa Agreement
Committee report by Bernd Lange · 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. Parliament voted on a Council decision to approve amendments to the International Cocoa Agreement, which aims to strengthen the global cocoa sector and promote its sustainable development.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 601 for · 13 against · 34 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 7:EU-USA-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement, and EU-Iceland-Norway Ancillary Agreement on the application of the Air Transport Agreement
Committee report by Johan Danielsson · 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 liberalises market access, capacity, pricing and routes between the EU and US aviation markets, and includes social and environmental provisions.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 631 for · 6 against · 10 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 8:EU-Norway Agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime
Committee report by Jaroslav Bžoch · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 532 for · 72 against · 26 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by The Left and Verts/ALE.
Budget & emergency funds · 14
Budget decisions: the annual budget, amending budgets, solidarity and adjustment funds, and discharge (approving how a budget was spent).
Decision 9:Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission
Committee report by Daniel Freund · 98 ballots, incl. 34 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament voted on granting discharge for the EU's 2024 general budget, covering the Commission and several executive agencies.
Adopted by a large majority 418 for · 207 against · 14 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 10:Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament
Committee report by Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy · 97 ballots, incl. 21 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament granted discharge to its President for implementing the EU general budget for 2024, covering Parliament's own section.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 11:Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council
Committee report by Pasquale Tridico · 16 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 decided to postpone its decision on granting discharge to the Secretary-General of the Council, meaning the spending was not approved at this stage.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 12:Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union
Committee report by Pasquale Tridico · 8 ballots, incl. 4 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament granted discharge to the Registrar of the Court of Justice for implementing the EU general budget for 2024, approving the spending.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 13:Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Auditors
Committee report by Pasquale Tridico · 16 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 decision covers the Court's administrative spending, which Parliament found to be low risk overall.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 14:Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action Service
Committee report by Pasquale Tridico · 27 ballots, incl. 4 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. This decision grants the High Representative discharge for the EEAS budget, based on the Court of Auditors' assurance that accounts are reliable and transactions legal.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 15:Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee
Committee report by Pasquale Tridico · 5 ballots
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament granted discharge to the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee for implementing its 2024 budget, approving the spending.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 16:Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Ombudsman
Committee report by Pasquale Tridico · 2 ballots
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament noted the budget amounted to EUR 13,843,160 in 2024, with an implementation rate of 97.55%.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 17:Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions
Committee report by Pasquale Tridico · 4 ballots
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament granted discharge to the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions for implementing the EU general budget for 2024, Section VII.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 18:Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor
Committee report by Pasquale Tridico · 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 decision covers the Supervisor's budget, which totalled EUR 24 329 460, and includes observations in a resolution.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 19:Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutor’s Office
Committee report by Pasquale Tridico · 9 ballots, incl. 1 amendment
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament granted discharge to the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor's Office for implementing its 2024 budget.
Adopted by a large majority 454 for · 161 against · 29 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 20:Discharge 2024: Agencies
Committee report by Monika Hohlmeier · 86 ballots, incl. 16 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament voted on discharge for several EU agencies' 2024 budgets, including the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, the Agency for Support for BEREC, the Translation Centre, and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training.
Adopted by a large majority 475 for · 107 against · 71 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 21:Discharge 2024: Joint Undertakings
Committee report by Csaba Molnár · 13 ballots
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament granted discharge to the Clean Aviation, Circular Bio-based Europe, Clean Hydrogen, and Europe's Rail Joint Undertakings for the 2024 budget.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 525 for · 104 against · 16 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by PfE and ESN.
Decision 22:Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty - Belgium
Committee report by Matthias Ecke · 2 ballots
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The decision releases EU money for tailored measures such as training, guidance and job-search help for the affected workers.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 586 for · 48 against · 16 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by ESN.
Objections to Commission measures · 1
Parliament can object to technical rules the Commission adopts on its own. Against a delegated act an adopted objection is a veto; against most implementing measures (such as GMO authorisations) it is a call on the Commission to withdraw the measure, which is not legally binding.
Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure
Decision 23:Genetically modified soybean MON 94637
Motion for a resolution
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The European Parliament adopted a resolution objecting to the Commission's draft decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing genetically modified soybean MON 94637.
Adopted by a large majority 412 for · 145 against · 11 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by PPE.
Resolutions & reports · 4
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Decision 24:Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025
Committee report by Anna Strolenberg · 125 ballots, incl. 45 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 action to uphold EU values, protect democracy, address rights violations at borders, combat gender-based violence, support civil society, and fight discrimination.
Adopted by a clear majority 328 for · 199 against · 98 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN; The Left mostly abstained.
Decision 25:The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report
Committee report by Konstantinos Arvanitis · 32 ballots, incl. 20 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 strengthening the Commission's reporting, protecting journalists and civil society, and ensuring EU funds do not facilitate rights violations.
Adopted by a large majority 387 for · 191 against · 46 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 26:Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025
Committee report by Dainius Žalimas · 33 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 resolution assesses the Commission's reports and stresses the need for regular, comprehensive reporting, noting concern over the lack of a 2024 report.
Adopted by a large majority 416 for · 190 against · 15 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 27:Protection of EU companies, jobs and products against unfair competition from third countries
Motion for a resolution
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text calls for action against artificially low-priced imports caused by dumping, subsidies, overcapacity, or lower standards, which harm EU producers and consumers.
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).