Plenary session of 14–17 Sept, day 2 of 4
Tuesday 15 September 2026
19 decisions · 14 passed · 4 immunity decisions · 1 without a final vote · 175 A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. · 13:06–14:05
AI:The day in brief
Parliament set out its positions on several climate and energy laws, fisheries rules and trade measures, and decided on immunity requests, with most votes carried by large majorities.
Written by AI from the day's votes · counts are the official record · Report a problem
New EU laws · 8
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
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Climate & environment, New EU law
Decision 1:Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures
Report by Mohammed Chahim · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 464 for · 50 against · 159 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The Commission proposal would extend the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from 1 January 2028 to selected steel- and aluminium-intensive downstream products, and add measures against avoidance behaviour such as enhanced reporting, traceability and stronger powers on misdeclaration.
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Climate & environment, New EU law
Decision 2:Establishing the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund
Report by Pascal Canfin · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 433 for · 97 against · 146 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:Parliament set out its position on a proposed regulation that would create a Temporary Decarbonisation Fund to support operators in energy-intensive sectors facing a remaining carbon leakage risk, complementing the EU Emissions Trading System and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
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Climate & environment, New EU law
Decision 3:Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances
Report by Pierfrancesco Maran · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 367 for · 240 against · 59 abstained by a clear majority
AI summary:The proposal concerns a decision amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 so that allowances in the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) would no longer be invalidated.
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Climate & environment, New EU law
Decision 4:Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors
Report by Danuše Nerudová · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 467 for · 158 against · 41 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The proposal responds to concerns raised by 19 member states about price uncertainty and volatility in the ETS2, and it smoothens the reserve's trigger mechanism, extends the reserve beyond 2031 and reinforces the price control mechanism.
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Agriculture, food & fisheries, New EU law
Decision 5:Implementation into Union law of measures adopted by regional fisheries management organisations
Report by Thomas Bajada · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 559 for · 48 against · 62 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The Commission proposed a regulation to update several EU laws that apply conservation, management and control measures in the convention areas of six regional fisheries management organisations, and to bring rules agreed multilaterally between 2018 and 2024 into EU law.
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Agriculture, food & fisheries, New EU law
Decision 6:General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area
Report by Željana Zovko · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 580 for · 51 against · 39 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:Parliament is considering a proposal to amend an existing European Union regulation on certain provisions for fishing in the area covered by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Agreement.
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Foreign affairs, New EU law
Decision 7:Temporary trade-liberalisation measures applicable to Armenian products
Report by Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 583 for · 49 against · 39 abstained by an overwhelming majority
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Climate & environment, New EU law
Decision 8:Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030
Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Urgent procedure agreed Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.
Budget & emergency funds · 1
Budget decisions: the annual budget, amending budgets, solidarity and adjustment funds, and discharge (approving how a budget was spent).
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EU budget & funds, Budget decision
Decision 9:Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure
Report by Andrzej Halicki
Passed 440 for · 127 against · 104 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:Draft amending budget No 2/2026 updates the European Union budget for 2026 by adjusting spending, especially payment appropriations, and updating revenue from own resources and other sources.
Resolutions & reports · 6
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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Digital, AI & data, Resolution
Decision 10:Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
Report by Tomas Tobé
Adopted 420 for · 220 against · 26 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:By adopting the text, Parliament made it its official position, meaning it now states where it stands on the threats described and on the reforms it says are needed.
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EU budget & funds, Resolution
Decision 11:Implementation of the Council Recommendation on a Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee
Report by Hristo Petrov
Adopted 530 for · 77 against · 61 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The report examines the Youth Guarantee, a commitment to offer every young person under 30 good quality employment, continued education, an apprenticeship or a traineeship within four months of becoming unemployed or leaving education.
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Jobs, social affairs & equality, Resolution
Decision 12:The EU Youth Strategy 2019–2027
Report by Sabrina Repp
Adopted 477 for · 124 against · 66 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:This report examines how the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027 was put into practice, focusing on policy coherence, youth inclusion and participation, access to quality education and training, volunteering and youth work.
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Economy & single market, Resolution
Decision 13:Global role of the euro
Report by Rasmus Andresen
Adopted 405 for · 146 against · 60 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The report calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the European Central Bank, to develop a comprehensive strategy for strengthening the international role of the euro and to submit it to Parliament and the Council for scrutiny.
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EU institutions & Parliament, Appointment
Decision 14:Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority
Committee report
Appointment approved 554 for · 33 against · 44 abstained by an overwhelming majority
Electronic vote: totals recorded, but not how each MEP voted.
AI summary:Parliament considered the appointment of Thomas Gstädtner as Executive Director of the European Banking Authority, following a proposal from the Authority's Board of Supervisors and a hearing in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
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EU institutions & Parliament, Appointment
Decision 15:Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority
Committee report
Appointment approved 527 for · 52 against · 86 abstained by a large majority
Electronic vote: totals recorded, but not how each MEP voted.
AI summary:Parliament considered the appointment of Carlo Comporti as Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority, following a shortlist drawn up by the Authority's Board of Supervisors and a Council proposal.
Parliamentary immunity · 4
Requests from national authorities to lift an MEP’s immunity so legal proceedings can go ahead, or from an MEP to defend it.
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EU institutions & Parliament, Immunity decision
Decision 16:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Afroditi Latinopoulou
Committee report
Immunity waived Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.
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EU institutions & Parliament, Immunity decision
Decision 17:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Grzegorz Braun
Committee report
Immunity waived Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.
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EU institutions & Parliament, Immunity decision
Decision 18:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Matej Tonin
Committee report
Immunity waived On the committee’s proposal not to waive the immunity: 304 for · 306 against · 25 abstained narrowly
Electronic vote: totals recorded, but not how each MEP voted.
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EU institutions & Parliament, Immunity decision
Decision 19:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Francisco Assis
Committee report
Immunity waived Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.