Wednesday 7 February 2024
9 decisions · 8 passed · 1 without a final vote · 86 A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. · 12:52–13:35
No AI brief of this day yet.
New EU laws · 6
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
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New EU law
Decision 1:Temporary derogation: combating online child sexual abuse
Report by Birgit Sippel · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Negotiating mandate approved On the decision to open negotiations with the Council: 496 for · 111 against · 22 abstained
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New EU law
Decision 2:Empowering the French Republic to negotiate, sign and conclude an international agreement on the safety and interoperability requirements within the Channel Fixed Link
Report by Petar Vitanov · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 636 for · 2 against · 3 abstained by an overwhelming majority
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New EU law
Decision 3:Amendments to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and to the Directive relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITSD)
Report by Isabel Benjumea Benjumea · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 576 for · 40 against · 19 abstained by an overwhelming majority
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New EU law
Decision 4:Instant payments in euro
Report by Michiel Hoogeveen · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 599 for · 7 against · 35 abstained by an overwhelming majority
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New EU law
Decision 5:Limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates
Report by Nikolaj Villumsen · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 589 for · 10 against · 40 abstained by an overwhelming majority
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New EU law
Decision 6:Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed
Report by Jessica Polfjärd · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 307 for · 263 against · 41 abstained by a small majority
International agreements & consent · 1
Treaties and agreements Parliament can only approve or refuse as a whole — no amendments are possible.
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International agreement
Decision 7:Conclusion of the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Angola
Report by Joachim Schuster · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
Consent given 488 for · 39 against · 108 abstained by a large majority
Resolutions & reports · 2
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
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Resolution
Decision 8:Norway’s recent decision to advance seabed mining in the Arctic
Motion for a resolution
Adopted 523 for · 34 against · 59 abstained by an overwhelming majority
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Resolution
Decision 9:Rule of law and media freedom in Greece
Motion for a resolution
Adopted 330 for · 254 against · 26 abstained by a small majority