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Health › Tobacco, alcohol & drugs
Decisions about tobacco, nicotine products, alcohol or illicit drugs.
3 subjects in 3 sittings · 2 adopted, 1 rejected · Nov 2024 – Sept 2026
Resolutions 3
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- Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers
Parliament adopted a resolution on drug trafficking in Europe's waters, covering border protection and support for law enforcement officers. Parliament adopted the text as its official position, meaning it states Parliament's stance without creating law. The resolution condemns attacks and deaths linked to drug trafficking and calls for stronger maritime surveillance, intelligence-sharing and international cooperation along trafficking routes.
Justice, rule of law & rightsHealth
17 Sept 2026 · Resolutions · motion for a resolution · 21 ballots · voted 13:31 · B-10-2026-0390 · 2026/2797
- Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking
Parliament adopted a resolution on the murder of Mehdi Kessaci, calling for ambitious European action against drug trafficking. The text condemns drug-related violence and stresses the threat trafficking poses to security, democracy and public health. It urges stronger EU measures, including on ports, money laundering and new psychoactive substances.
Justice, rule of law & rightsHealth
20 Jan 2026 · Resolutions · motion for a resolution · 19 ballots · voted 13:20 · B-10-2026-0057 · 2025/3020
Adopted no count published - Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments
Parliament rejected a resolution supporting the Council's recommendation to extend smoke- and aerosol-free environments to outdoor areas and new products like e-cigarettes. The rejection means Parliament did not endorse the proposed measures, which aimed to protect people from second-hand smoke and aerosols. The resolution had called on member states to ban smoking in key outdoor spaces and include heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes.
28 Nov 2024 · Resolutions · motion for a resolution · 50 ballots · voted 12:28 · B-10-2024-0173 · 2024/2911
Rejected 152–378–26 · by a large majority
Dossiers involved · latest vote first
- 2026/2797 Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers 17 Sept 2026 · 1 vote
- 2025/3020 Murder of Mehdi Kessaci – urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking 20 Jan 2026 · 1 vote
- 2024/2911 Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments 28 Nov 2024 · 1 vote
Who backs what
How each group's majority voted on the 2 most recent final roll calls about tobacco, alcohol & drugs. A group is "split" when no position won among its members.
| Group | Backed | Opposed | Abstained | Split | With the outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 (100 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 | 0 | 50 % | |
| 1 (50 %) | 1 (50 %) | 0 | 0 | 100 % | |
| 1 (50 %) | 1 (50 %) | 0 | 0 | 100 % | |
| 1 (50 %) | 1 (50 %) | 0 | 0 | 100 % | |
| 2 (100 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 | 0 | 50 % | |
| 1 (50 %) | 1 (50 %) | 0 | 0 | 100 % | |
| 1 (50 %) | 1 (50 %) | 0 | 0 | 100 % | |
| 1 (50 %) | 1 (50 %) | 0 | 0 | 100 % | |
| 1 (50 %) | 1 (50 %) | 0 | 0 | 100 % |
The latest final votes, group by group
| Decision | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers 17 Sept 26 · adopted | For | For | For | For | For | For | For | For | For |
| Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments 28 Nov 24 · rejected | For | Against | Against | Against | For | Against | Against | Against | Against |