Plenary sitting, Thursday, 9 July 2026
9 decisions: 8 adopted, 1 without a single recorded result. 105 ballots in all, 67 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., between 13:19 and 13:48.
Tightest result: Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness — adopted 366 to 192.
Parliament adopted positions on new EU laws and resolutions, covering digital currency, human rights crises, and tax policy, with most items passed by large majorities.
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:Establishment of the digital euro
Committee report by Fernando Navarrete Rojas · 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 digital euro would complement cash and offer a sovereign, secure and accessible pan-European payment option, reducing reliance on non-European providers.
Adopted by a large majority 416 for · 169 against · 22 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 2:Temporary derogation from the ePrivacy directive
Parliament’s vote on the Council’s position on a proposed law, after the first reading. · 28 ballots, incl. 26 amendments
No single decisive vote · 2 of 28 ballots adopted
Decision 3:Amendments to the Critical Raw Materials Act
Committee report · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 2 ballots
Adopted Referral back to committee by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 4:Provision of digital euro services by payment services providers incorporated in Member States whose currency is not the euro and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1230 of the European Parliament and the Council
Committee report · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recorded
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 5:The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan
Motion for a resolution · 25 ballots, incl. 6 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 escalating violence in and around El-Obeid, Sudan, and warning of the risk of mass civilian harm and atrocity crimes.
Adopted by a large majority 476 for · 28 against · 96 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and ESN; PfE mostly abstained.
Decision 6:Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre
Motion for a resolution · 19 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 calls on the Nigerian Government to investigate and prosecute those responsible and to reinforce counter-terrorism operations, including against Fulani militants.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 510 for · 1 against · 86 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; The Left and Verts/ALE mostly abstained.
Decision 7:The abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan
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. The text condemns these practices, calls on Pakistani authorities to protect Maria, investigate her case, and prosecute perpetrators, and welcomes the Punjab Child Marriage Restraint Act 2026.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 8:Joint communication on humanitarian aid
Motion for a resolution · 15 ballots, incl. 5 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 stronger respect for international humanitarian law, better protection of humanitarian workers, and a common EU strategy for humanitarian diplomacy.
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recordedDecision 9:Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness
Committee report by Ľudovít Ódor
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The regime aims to complement national frameworks, not harmonise them, and to reduce regulatory and tax fragmentation that burdens cross-border growth.
Adopted by a clear majority 366 for · 192 against · 39 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, ECR, PfE and ESN.
✦ 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).