Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Driving licences
Passed by a clear majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 339
- Against
- 240
- Abstained
- 37
roll-call vote at 12:46 · 55% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Karima Delli · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-9-2023-0445
How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew; Against: EPP, Patriots, ESN; Divided: The Left, ECR
- The Left Divided 6 for, 2 against, 4 abstainedof 44
- Greens For 28 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 53
- S&D For 49 for, 9 against, 2 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 35 for, 3 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP Against 19 for, 70 against, 2 abstainedof 184
- ECR Divided 8 for, 16 against, 1 abstainedof 84
- Patriots Against 4 for, 20 against, 0 abstainedof 85
- ESN Against 0 for, 3 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 1 for, 3 against, 1 abstainedof 28
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
Nobody voted differently from a clear line of their group.
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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How it got here
A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first. Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 100 amendments (44 adopted, 56 rejected) and 44 parts of the text voted on separately (18 adopted, 9 rejected, 17 lapsed).