Plenary sitting, Wednesday, 20 May 2026
12 decisions: 12 adopted. 190 ballots in all, 98 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., between 13:12 and 13:52.
Tightest result: Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly — adopted 369 to 160.
The Parliament gave its consent to a series of international agreements, covering partnerships, fisheries, and cybercrime, and adopted resolutions on various topics.
International agreements & consent · 7
Treaties and agreements Parliament can only approve or refuse as a whole — no amendments are possible.
Decision 1:EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
Committee report by Ilhan Kyuchyuk · 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's approval means the Council can now conclude the agreement on behalf of the Union.
Adopted by a large majority 493 for · 104 against · 45 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by The Left and Verts/ALE; ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 2:International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives: amendment of Article 36
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. The amendment allows the Agreement to be extended for periods of five years.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 644 for · 1 against · 2 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 3:United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
Committee report by Moritz Körner · 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 consent means the EU can now ratify the convention, which the rapporteur recommends as an important tool for cooperation while stressing the need to apply its safeguards to protect fundamental rights.
Adopted by a large majority 497 for · 91 against · 46 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by The Left and Verts/ALE; ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 4:EU-Lebanon Agreement on cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters
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 agreement lets Eurojust cooperate and exchange personal data with Lebanese judicial authorities to fight serious cross-border crime such as terrorism, cybercrime, drug and arms trafficking, and migrant smuggling.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 581 for · 12 against · 45 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; The Left and ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 5:EU-Cook Islands Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025-2032): Implementing Protocol
Committee report by Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez · 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 protocol sets fishing opportunities for EU vessels in Cook Islands' waters and provides an annual financial contribution to support the islands' fisheries policy.
Adopted by a large majority 476 for · 101 against · 74 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and ESN; opposed by The Left and PfE; Verts/ALE mostly abstained.
Decision 6:EC-São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025–2029): Implementing Protocol
Committee report by Nora Junco García · 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 protocol allows EU vessels to fish tuna and other migratory species in São Tomé and Príncipe waters, with an annual EU financial contribution of €825,000.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 545 for · 89 against · 15 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and ESN; opposed by The Left and PfE.
Decision 7:EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument
Committee report by Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Borys Budka · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
Adopted by a large majority 466 for · 169 against · 14 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN.
Resolutions & reports · 5
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Decision 8:EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution)
Committee report by Ilhan Kyuchyuk · 24 ballots, incl. 8 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The resolution welcomes the strategic relations and calls for continued reforms in human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, while noting persistent restrictions on political pluralism and fundamental freedoms in Uzbekistan.
Adopted by a large majority 423 for · 16 against · 208 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; The Left, ECR, PfE and ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 9:The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins
Committee report by Stéphanie Yon-Courtin · 8 ballots, incl. 7 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text finds uneven implementation, limited benefits for fisheries, and calls for better stakeholder engagement, data, and cross-border cooperation.
Adopted by a large majority 518 for · 31 against · 102 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; The Left and Verts/ALE mostly abstained.
Decision 10:Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly
Committee report by Andrey Kovatchev · 110 ballots, incl. 37 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text calls for upholding the rules-based international order with the UN at its core, defending international law, and supporting UN reform to make it more effective, efficient, transparent and financially sustainable.
Adopted by a clear majority 369 for · 160 against · 112 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN; Verts/ALE and ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 11:Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response
Motion for a resolution · 40 ballots, incl. 7 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The resolution expresses serious concerns about criminal law reforms, pressure on judiciary and media, and weaknesses in EU fund management in Slovakia.
Adopted by a large majority 347 for · 165 against · 25 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 12:Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade
Committee report by Brando Benifei
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The resolution sets out Parliament's position on a comprehensive EU strategy for artificial intelligence in trade, covering both AI deployment for competitiveness and trade in AI inputs.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 527 for · 62 against · 59 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by ESN; The Left mostly abstained.
✦ 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).