5New EU laws·decision 5 of 9 on Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Simplification of certain requirements for spatial information infrastructure in the Union (INSPIRE) (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)
Committee report by Emma Wiesner · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · voted at 13:42
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
The proposal would amend the INSPIRE Directive, which set up a European Spatial Data Infrastructure for sharing environmental spatial information between public sector organisations and improving public access to spatial data across the Union. It would simplify the directive by removing redundant technical requirements for network services and data sharing and instead rely on the general data legislation. Parliament adopted its position on the law at first reading, which is the step it takes before it can agree with the Council for the law to be final. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to it again if the Commission replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.
How the vote unfolded · 4 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.
Roll call requested by The Left.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 4 ballots in voting order
1.Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectivelyAmendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
2.Amendment 24 to Article 1, paragraph 1, after point 613:42A10-0233/2026 – Emma Wiesner – Article 1, § 1, after point 6 – Am 24A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
3.Final vote13:42A10-0233/2026 – Emma Wiesner – Commission proposal
Adopted
4.Referral back to committeeRequest for referral back
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
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).
Codes in ballot labels
Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another., taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.; *** — Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.; * — Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Lapsed — Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.