Plenary sitting, Thursday, 21 May 2026
10 decisions: 10 adopted. 161 ballots in all, 99 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., between 13:16 and 14:04.
Tightest result: Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 on securitisation and a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation — adopted 294 to 194.
Parliament adopted positions on banking rules and road safety, and passed resolutions on human rights and social issues.
New EU laws · 4
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Decision 1:Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions as regards requirements for securitisation exposures
Committee report by Ralf Seekatz · 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 changes aim to make the requirements more sensitive to actual risk, which should help free up capital for lending and support investment.
Adopted by a clear majority 294 for · 192 against · 90 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, Verts/ALE, PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 2:Amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 on securitisation and a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation
Committee report by Ralf Seekatz · 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 introduces definitions for public and private securitisations and adjusts due diligence rules, making checks proportionate to risk and easing requirements for repeat transactions.
Adopted by a clear majority 294 for · 194 against · 86 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, Verts/ALE, PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 3:Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package)
Committee report by Jens Gieseke · 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 updates rules for cars, vans, and commercial vehicles, and adds regular inspections for motor scooters above 50 cm³.
Adopted by a large majority 369 for · 126 against · 84 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by PfE and ESN; The Left and ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 4:Rights, support and protection of victims of crime
Committee report by Javier Zarzalejos, Lucia Yar · 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 law updates Directive 2012/29/EU and replaces an older Council framework decision.
Adopted by a large majority 440 for · 49 against · 84 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and PfE; opposed by ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Resolutions & reports · 6
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Decision 5:Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran
Motion for a resolution · 23 ballots, incl. 10 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. It condemns the rise in executions and the use of the death penalty, urging a moratorium as a step towards abolition.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 516 for · 14 against · 39 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; The Left mostly abstained.
Decision 6:Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts
Motion for a resolution · 17 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 condemns the Taliban's systemic discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan, calling it gender apartheid that may amount to crimes against humanity.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 480 for · 5 against · 83 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; PfE and ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 7:The cases of human rights and environmental defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesia
Motion for a resolution · 8 ballots, incl. 1 amendment
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. It strongly condemns the attacks and calls on Indonesian authorities to investigate, prosecute those responsible, and protect the victims and their families.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 469 for · 38 against · 62 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by PfE; ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 8:The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward
Committee report by Isabella Lövin · 54 ballots, incl. 19 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The resolution sets out immediate actions within current rules, steps to improve scientific advice, and a new management approach requiring legal changes to the Baltic MAP.
Adopted by a clear majority 337 for · 178 against · 44 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 9:Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap
Committee report by Eleonora Meleti, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut · 37 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 text calls for reducing inequalities in care, strengthening care systems, and promoting gender equality across the EU.
Adopted by a clear majority 263 for · 83 against · 154 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, Renew and PPE; opposed by PfE and ESN; S&D and ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 10:The need to reduce work-related fatalities
Motion for a resolution · 18 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 European Parliament adopted a resolution on reducing work-related fatalities, covering prevention of accidents and occupational diseases, and protection of vulnerable workers.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 395 for · 12 against · 41 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN 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).