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Plenary session of 25–28 Nov, day 3 of 4

Wednesday 27 November 2024

7 decisions · 5 passed · 2 failed · 11 · 12:20–12:29

AI:The day in brief

Parliament dealt with visa rules, disaster aid, the 2025 budget, and fishing protections, adopting most items by large majorities.

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New EU laws · 1

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

  1. Migration & asylum, New EU law

    Decision 1:Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu

    Report by Paulo Cunha ·

    Passed 627 for · 6 against · 37 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The proposal amends Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 to remove Vanuatu from the list of countries whose nationals are exempt from the visa requirement for short stays in the EU.

Budget & emergency funds · 2

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 2:Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany and Italy relating to floods occurred in 2024

    Report by Giuseppe Lupo

    Passed 660 for · 11 against · 4 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The decision releases financial aid to help with recovery from the flood damage in the affected regions.

  2. EU budget & funds, Budget decision

    Decision 3:Draft amending budget No 5/2024: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updates

    Report by Siegfried Mureşan

    Passed 525 for · 75 against · 81 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The budget includes a net increase of EUR 44.5 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 2.95 billion in payment appropriations, partly covered by fines and penalties.

Objections to Commission measures · 1

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.

  1. Agriculture, food & fisheries, Objection to a Commission measure

    Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act

    Decision 4:Measures to reduce incidental catches of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and other small cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay

    Motion for a resolution

    Objection failed On the objection: 123 for · 511 against · 42 abstained by a large majority

Resolutions & reports · 1

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

  1. EU budget & funds, Resolution

    Decision 5:2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text

    Report by Victor Negrescu, Niclas Herbst

    Adopted 418 for · 185 against · 67 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The adoption makes the budget law, and Parliament's President will declare it definitively adopted and publish it in the Official Journal.

Other decisions · 2

Elections, appointments and internal decisions of the Parliament.

  1. EU institutions & Parliament, Other decision

    Decision 6:Presentation by the President-elect of the Commission of the College of Commissioners and its programme

    Rejected 154 for · 507 against · 19 abstained by a large majority

  2. EU institutions & Parliament, Election of the Commission

    Decision 7:Election of the Commission

    Commission elected 370 for · 282 against · 36 abstained by a small majority