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Plenary session of 21–24 Oct, day 2 of 4

Tuesday 22 October 2024

6 decisions · 6 passed · 10 · 13:06–13:13

AI:The day in brief

Parliament approved a major loan mechanism for Ukraine and several budget measures, including the 2023 surplus and adjustments for agencies, while granting discharge for the Council's 2022 budget.

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New EU laws · 2

Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.

  1. Foreign affairs, New EU law

    Decision 1:Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine

    Report by Karin Karlsbro ·

    Passed 518 for · 56 against · 61 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The proposal establishes the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism to help Ukraine repay loans of up to €45 billion using windfall profits from frozen Russian assets.

  2. Transport & tourism, New EU law

    Decision 2:Implementation of the Single European Sky (recast)

    Committee report ·

    Approved without a vote Approved without a vote — nobody moved to reject or amend the Council’s position, so nothing was counted.

    AI summary:The regulation updates the Single European Sky framework to make air navigation services and network management contribute to climate neutrality.

Budget & emergency funds · 4

Budget decisions: the annual budget, amending budgets, solidarity and adjustment funds, and discharge (approving how a budget was spent).

  1. EU budget & funds, Budget decision

    Decision 3:Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 2023

    Report by Siegfried Mureşan

    Passed 531 for · 91 against · 35 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The draft amending budget enters the 2023 surplus of EUR 633 million into the 2024 budget.

  2. EU budget & funds, Budget decision

    Decision 4:Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agencies

    Report by Siegfried Mureşan

    Passed 522 for · 115 against · 25 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The adopted budget revises own resources forecasts, including customs duties, VAT, plastic waste, and GNI, and updates the UK contribution and fines.

  3. Jobs, social affairs & equality, Budget decision

    Decision 5:Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2024/001 BE/Match-Smatch

    Report by Michalis Hadjipantela

    Passed 601 for · 47 against · 17 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The decision releases EU funding for tailored measures such as training, business creation support and allowances to help 365 redundant workers back into jobs.

  4. EU budget & funds, Budget decision

    Decision 6:2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and Council

    Report by Jonas Sjöstedt

    Passed 431 for · 131 against · 83 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:Parliament calls on the Council to cooperate in the discharge procedure and to follow up on its recommendations.