Plenary sitting, Thursday, 18 June 2026
10 decisions: 10 adopted. 165 ballots in all, 90 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., between 13:09 and 13:34.
Tightest result: Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines — adopted 294 to 245.
MEPs adopted new laws on waste shipments and vehicle circularity, blocked a Commission financing plan for Tanzania, and passed resolutions on Belarus, Burkina Faso, and other issues.
New EU laws · 2
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Decision 1:Shipments of waste: export of mixed municipal waste for recovery to Switzerland
Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 559 for · 7 against · 5 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 2:Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles
Committee report by Jens Gieseke, Paulius Saudargas · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 12 ballots
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The law aims to support the automotive sector's shift to a circular economy by promoting recycled materials and improving how vehicles are scrapped.
Adopted by a large majority 437 for · 112 against · 20 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by PfE and 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 3:Financing of the annual action plan in favour of the United Republic of Tanzania for 2026
Motion for a resolution
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament objected to the Commission's plan to finance the 2026 annual action plan for Tanzania, blocking the measure.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recorded
Resolutions & reports · 7
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Decision 4:Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich
Motion for a resolution · 13 ballots, incl. 5 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the continuing repression by the Belarusian regime and expressing solidarity with political prisoners, including Aliaksandra Pulinovich.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 504 for · 4 against · 55 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 5:Political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera
Motion for a resolution · 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. The text condemns the regime's repression and demands the immediate release of all political prisoners, annulment of convictions and information on their fate.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 6:Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso
Motion for a resolution · 14 ballots, incl. 7 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso, including intimidation and violence against opponents, journalists, and civil society.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 476 for · 11 against · 75 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 7:Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines
Motion for a resolution · 25 ballots, incl. 8 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. It supports the directive's environmental goals but worries that higher-than-expected costs and the polluter-pays scheme could hurt medicine availability and EU manufacturing.
Adopted by a small majority 294 for · 245 against · 28 abstainedBacked by PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D and Renew.
Decision 8:Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba
Motion for a resolution · 31 ballots, incl. 15 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text condemns US economic coercion and calls for respect for international law, while reaffirming support for Cuba's sovereignty.
Adopted by a small majority 283 for · 199 against · 85 abstainedBacked by Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by The Left, Verts/ALE and S&D; PfE and ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 9:Recruitment of children by organised crime
Motion for a resolution · 26 ballots, incl. 5 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the recruitment, radicalisation and exploitation of children by organised criminal and terrorist groups, calling it a serious crime and a growing security threat.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 10:Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland
Motion for a resolution · 33 ballots, incl. 5 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Russia's repeated deliberate violations of EU member states' airspace and territory, including drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland.
Adopted by a large majority 412 for · 63 against · 53 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by ESN; The Left split.
✦ 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).