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EU Parl Watch

Plenary session of 6–9 Jul, day 2 of 4

Tuesday 7 July 2026

20 decisions · 16 passed · 3 immunity decisions · 1 without a final vote · 72 · 13:29–14:00

AI:The day in brief

Parliament adopted new laws on social security coordination, air passenger rights, fertiliser support, and cross-border bus services, and passed several resolutions, including a narrowly adopted report on the European Investment Bank.

Written by AI from the day's votes · counts are the official record · Report a problem

New EU laws · 5

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

  1. Digital, AI & data, New EU law

    Decision 1:Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse

    Urgent procedure agreed On the request for urgent procedure: 331 for · 304 against · 11 abstained

  2. Jobs, social affairs & equality, New EU law

    Decision 2:Coordination of social security systems

    Report by Gabriele Bischoff ·

    Passed 511 for · 87 against · 61 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The law aims to make it easier for people moving within Europe to keep their social security rights, including unemployment benefits, long-term care, and family benefits.

  3. Transport & tourism, New EU law

    Decision 3:Air passenger rights

    Report by Andrey Novakov ·

    Passed 646 for · 12 against · 3 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The adopted law maintains the existing three-hour delay threshold and compensation amounts, and introduces new rights such as free hand baggage in price displays and free seating for children under 14.

  4. Agriculture, food & fisheries, New EU law

    Decision 4:Temporary support and payment of advances regarding the increased fertiliser prices due to the Middle East crisis

    Passed 576 for · 62 against · 15 abstained by an overwhelming majority

  5. Foreign affairs, New EU law

    Decision 5:International passenger transport services by coach and bus in the border regions: cabotage operations between Austria and Switzerland

    Report by Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi ·

    Passed 654 for · 4 against · 1 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The authorisation is limited to specific Austrian border districts and requires no discrimination between EU and other carriers and no distortion of competition.

Budget & emergency funds · 3

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 6:Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025

    Report by Andrzej Halicki

    Passed 492 for · 101 against · 60 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The draft amending budget enters the 2025 surplus of EUR 2,095 million into the 2026 budget, reducing member states' GNI-based contributions by that amount.

  2. Jobs, social affairs & equality, Budget decision

    Decision 7:Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Application EGF/2026/000 TA 2026 - Technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission

    Report by Lucia Yar

    Passed 532 for · 64 against · 62 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The funds will finance administrative and technical expenditure for implementing the fund, including meetings, seminars, communication activities, and an electronic data exchange system.

  3. EU budget & funds, Budget decision

    Decision 8:Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025

    Report by Bogdan Rzońca

    Passed 642 for · 13 against · 1 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The approved spending releases financial assistance for flood damage in Romania and wildfire damage in Cyprus and Spain.

Resolutions & reports · 9

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

  1. EU institutions & Parliament, Resolution

    Decision 9:Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union: extending its term of office and adjusting its responsibilities

    Motion for a resolution

    Adopted Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.

    AI summary:Parliament extended the term of the special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union by six months to monitor solutions proposed in its resolution of 10 March 2026.

  2. EU budget & funds, Resolution

    Decision 10:Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025

    Report by Joachim Streit

    Adopted 316 for · 281 against · 39 abstained by a small majority

    AI summary:The report welcomes the EIB's strategic roadmap for 2024-2027 and calls for greater investment in competitiveness, defence, and other EU priorities.

  3. Foreign affairs, Resolution

    Decision 11:Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region

    Report by Adam Bielan

    Adopted 542 for · 37 against · 79 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The text calls for deeper EU engagement with Japan, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan on security, defence, economic resilience and emerging technologies.

  4. Economy & single market, Resolution

    Decision 12:Competition policy – annual report 2025

    Report by Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

    Adopted 501 for · 61 against · 95 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The report calls for adapting competition rules to new market realities, including digital markets and artificial intelligence, and for stronger enforcement.

  5. Economy & single market, Resolution

    Decision 13:A coherent tax framework for the EU’s financial sector

    Report by Matthias Ecke

    Adopted 418 for · 152 against · 85 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The adopted text is Parliament's official position, urging reforms to modernise VAT rules, coordinate EU-wide taxation, and set common standards for windfall taxes.

  6. Jobs, social affairs & equality, Resolution

    Decision 14:A new strategy for media literacy and digital learning

    Report by Marcos Ros Sempere

    Adopted 447 for · 128 against · 78 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The text stresses the importance of these skills for democracy and calls for coordinated EU action, including better enforcement of existing media and digital rules.

  7. Climate & environment, Resolution

    Decision 15:Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum

    Report by Lukas Mandl, Pierfrancesco Maran

    Adopted 374 for · 185 against · 74 abstained by a clear majority

    AI summary:The text stresses the need to accelerate progress, particularly on water, energy, and other goals under review, and calls for stronger global partnerships.

  8. Economy & single market, Resolution

    Decision 16:Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system

    Report by Johan Van Overtveldt

    Adopted 390 for · 86 against · 134 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The text supports a system-wide, activity-based and technologically neutral approach, and calls for effective enforcement of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR).

  9. EU institutions & Parliament, Resolution

    Decision 17:Decision requesting the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations to verify whether the Europe of Sovereign Nations Party complies with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445

    Motion for a resolution

    Adopted 414 for · 224 against · 18 abstained by a large majority

    Electronic vote: totals recorded, but not how each MEP voted.

    AI summary:The request follows a letter from the Authority about facts that cast doubt on the party's compliance with the Union's founding values.

Parliamentary immunity · 3

Requests from national authorities to lift an MEP’s immunity so legal proceedings can go ahead, or from an MEP to defend it.

  1. EU institutions & Parliament, Immunity decision

    Decision 18:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Ilhan Kyuchyuk

    Committee report

    Immunity kept Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.

  2. EU institutions & Parliament, Immunity decision

    Decision 19:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Siegbert Frank Droese

    Committee report

    Immunity waived Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.

  3. EU institutions & Parliament, Immunity decision

    Decision 20:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Klára Dobrev

    Committee report

    Immunity kept Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.