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Plenary session of 16–19 Dec, day 4 of 4

Thursday 19 December 2024

5 decisions · 4 passed · 1 without a final vote · 45 · 12:09–12:24

AI:The day in brief

Parliament adopted its positions on updating European Works Councils and on several human rights resolutions, covering Kyrgyzstan, Crimea, Azerbaijan, and gender equality priorities for the UN.

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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. Jobs, social affairs & equality, New EU law

    Decision 1:Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights

    Committee report ·

    Negotiating mandate approved On the decision to open negotiations with the Council: 300 for · 254 against · 21 abstained

    AI summary:The position aims to bring older agreements into the directive's scope and to improve enforcement of information and consultation rights.

Resolutions & reports · 4

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

  1. Foreign affairs, Resolution

    Decision 2:Human rights situation in Kyrgyzstan, in particular the case of Temirlan Sultanbekov

    Motion for a resolution

    Adopted 492 for · 28 against · 41 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The text condemns the shrinking of civic space and attacks on dissenting voices in the country.

  2. Foreign affairs, Resolution

    Decision 3:11th year of the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and the deteriorating human rights situation in occupied Crimea, notably the cases of Iryna Danylovych, Tofik Abdulhaziiev and Amet Suleymanov

    Motion for a resolution

    Adopted 446 for · 25 against · 51 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The text condemns Russia's war of aggression, demands withdrawal from all Ukrainian territory, and calls for an end to human rights violations against residents of occupied areas.

  3. Foreign affairs, Resolution

    Decision 4:Continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV

    Motion for a resolution

    Adopted 434 for · 30 against · 89 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The text demands an immediate end to the crackdown on dissident groups and the release of those detained on politically motivated charges.

  4. Jobs, social affairs & equality, Resolution

    Decision 5:Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

    Committee report

    Adopted 322 for · 163 against · 46 abstained by a clear majority

    AI summary:The text urges the Council to reaffirm commitment to the Beijing Declaration, integrate gender equality into EU external action, and address the global backlash against women's rights.