Plenary sitting, Wednesday, 16 September 2026
19 decisions: 18 adopted, 1 without a single recorded result. 148 ballots in all, 83 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., between 14:11 and 14:49.
Tightest result: Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – Gerald Loacker — adopted 331 to 282.
A day of first-reading positions on defence and single-market laws, alongside international agreements, objections to genetically modified crops and resolutions on security and health, most adopted by wide margins.
New EU laws · 7
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Decision 1:Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V)
Committee report by Pekka Toveri, Anna-Maja Henriksson · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 7 ballots
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 549 for · 92 against · 27 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by The Left and ESN.
Decision 2:Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V)
Committee report by Lucia Yar, Henrik Dahl · 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. This is Parliament's first reading position, and it usually needs to agree with the Council before the law is final.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 540 for · 105 against · 22 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by The Left and ESN.
Decision 3:Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V)
Committee report by Sven Mikser, Pierfrancesco Maran, Aura Salla · 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. Parliament set out its position on a proposed regulation that amends several existing EU laws on chemicals so as to remove regulatory and administrative burdens for defence readiness and speed up approval and authorisation procedures for the defence industry.
Adopted by a large majority 530 for · 125 against · 12 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by The Left and ESN.
Decision 4:Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034
Committee report by Adnan Dibrani · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 13 ballots, incl. 3 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The Commission proposed a regulation establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034, which would bring together four existing programmes under one consolidated framework supporting the Single Market, the Customs Union, tax cooperation and the fight against fraud.
Adopted by a large majority 496 for · 53 against · 125 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by ESN; ECR and PfE mostly abstained.
Decision 5:Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 2028-2034
Committee report by Sophie Wilmès · 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 proposal sets up the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation and Decommissioning for 2028-2034, replacing two existing Euratom regulations and merging nuclear safety cooperation with the decommissioning of the Commission's Joint Research Centre nuclear sites.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 600 for · 21 against · 48 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and ESN; PfE split.
Decision 6:Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034
Committee report by Virginijus Sinkevičius · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 625 for · 20 against · 22 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 7:Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority
Committee report · Parliament’s vote on the Council’s position on a proposed law, after the first reading.
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The draft law would set up a Union Customs Code and a European Union Customs Authority, and would repeal an earlier regulation on the same subject.
Result not yet in Parliament’s record
International agreements & consent · 4
Treaties and agreements Parliament can only approve or refuse as a whole — no amendments are possible.
Decision 8:EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime
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 draft Council decision would approve an agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on transferring Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 549 for · 75 against · 30 abstainedBacked by S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by The Left and Verts/ALE.
Decision 9:EU-UK Agreement regarding cooperation on the application of their respective competition laws
Committee report by Eero Heinäluoma · 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 text concerns an agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom on cooperation in applying their respective competition laws.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 640 for · 5 against · 26 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; ESN mostly abstained.
Decision 10:EU-Iceland Agreement on the participation of Iceland in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme
Committee report by Paolo Borchia · 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 text concerns an agreement between the European Union and Iceland setting out the rules for Iceland's participation in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme, and for access to their governmental services.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 631 for · 7 against · 15 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 11:EU-Norway Agreement on the participation of Norway in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme
Committee report by Paolo Borchia · 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 sets out rules for Norway to take part in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme, and for access to their governmental services.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 612 for · 8 against · 16 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Objections to Commission measures · 4
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 12:Genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6
Motion for a resolution
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text concerns a draft Commission decision to allow products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean GMB151 x DAS-44406-6 onto the market under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
Adopted by a large majority 442 for · 184 against · 12 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by PPE.
Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure
Decision 13:Genetically modified soybean MON 94313
Motion for a resolution
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. By adopting the text, Parliament made it its official position, stating that the draft decision exceeds the Commission's implementing powers and is not consistent with Union law.
Adopted by a large majority 457 for · 184 against · 10 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by PPE; Renew split.
Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure
Decision 14:Genetically modified maize MON 87460
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 considers that the draft decision exceeds the Commission's implementing powers and is not consistent with Union law, and it calls on the Commission to withdraw the draft decision.
Adopted by a large majority 433 for · 159 against · 10 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by PPE.
Objection under Rule 115(2), (3), and (4)(c) · implementing measure
Decision 15:Maximum residue levels for flupyradifurone
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 considered a draft Commission regulation that would change maximum residue levels for several pesticides, including flupyradifurone, in or on certain products.
Adopted by a clear majority 383 for · 278 against · 9 abstainedNo roll call, so how each group voted is not recorded.
Resolutions & reports · 4
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Decision 16:Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure
Committee report by Rasa Juknevičienė · 13 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 report describes hybrid attacks such as drone incursions, airspace violations, sabotage of undersea cables and energy infrastructure, cyberattacks, GPS jamming and foreign information manipulation and interference.
Adopted by a large majority 470 for · 129 against · 62 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN.
Decision 17:An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy
Committee report by Romana Jerković
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The resolution addresses cardiovascular diseases, which remain the leading cause of death in the EU, and the modifiable risk factors behind most cardiovascular deaths, such as tobacco use, harmful alcohol consumption, unhealthy diets, physical inactivity and environmental exposures.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 545 for · 47 against · 75 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by ESN; PfE mostly abstained.
Decision 18:Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions
Committee report by Billy Kelleher · 98 ballots, incl. 3 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text examines the whole healthcare cycle, from clinical trials and drug development to diagnosis and treatment, and sets out Parliament's official position.
Adopted by a clear majority 390 for · 218 against · 29 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D and Renew; opposed by PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 19:Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – Gerald Loacker
Committee report
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control evaluated his credentials, receiving his curriculum vitae and written questionnaire replies, and held a hearing with him.
Adopted by a small majority 331 for · 282 against · 30 abstainedSecret ballot, so how each group voted is not 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.
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