Plenary sitting, Tuesday, 19 May 2026
9 decisions: 7 adopted, 2 without a single recorded result. 14 ballots in all, 3 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., between 14:20 and 14:24.
Tightest result: Request for the waiver of the immunity of Angelika Niebler — adopted 309 to 283.
A day of legislative decisions on trade and investment, with Parliament adopting positions on steel protection and foreign investment screening, plus approving the Coal and Steel research fund.
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:Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market
Committee report by Karin Karlsbro · 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 regulation aims to protect the EU steel sector, which is vital for competitiveness, economic security, and decarbonisation, while remaining WTO-compliant.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 606 for · 16 against · 39 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 2:Screening of foreign investments in the Union
Committee report by Raphaël Glucksmann · 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 law sets common rules for member states to review foreign investments that could affect security or public order.
Adopted by a large majority 508 for · 64 against · 90 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by ESN; PfE mostly abstained.
Decision 3:Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines
Committee report by Borys Budka · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The decision updates the fund's rules, including a final phase with an increased annual budget to support research calls from 2027 until 2034.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 537 for · 17 against · 83 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; The Left and ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 4:Single European railway area: use of railway infrastructure capacity
Committee report · Parliament’s vote on the Council’s position on a proposed law, after the first reading. · 2 ballots
No single decisive vote · 0 of 2 ballots adopted
Decision 5:Production and marketing of forest reproductive material
Committee report · Parliament’s vote on the Council’s position on a proposed law, after the first reading. · 3 ballots
No single decisive vote · 0 of 3 ballots adopted
Parliamentary immunity · 4
Requests from national authorities to lift an MEP’s immunity so legal proceedings can go ahead, or from an MEP to defend it.
Decision 6:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Angelika Niebler
Committee report
Adopted narrowly 309 for · 283 against · 53 abstainedSecret ballot, so how each group voted is not recorded.
Decision 7:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Alvise Pérez
Committee report
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 8:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikos Pappas
Committee report
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 9:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Harald Vilimsky
Committee report
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).