Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Common procedure for international protection in the Union
Passed by a small majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 301
- Against
- 269
- Abstained
- 51
roll-call vote at 18:25 · 48% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Fabienne Keller · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-8-2018-0171
How the groups voted
For: S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: The Left, Greens, Patriots, ESN; Divided: ECR
- The Left Against 0 for, 13 against, 0 abstainedof 44
- Greens Against 0 for, 29 against, 0 abstainedof 53
- S&D For 50 for, 10 against, 3 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 35 for, 2 against, 2 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 69 for, 9 against, 5 abstainedof 184
- ECR Divided 2 for, 14 against, 9 abstainedof 84
- Patriots Against 0 for, 27 against, 0 abstainedof 85
- ESN Against 0 for, 4 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 0 for, 4 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
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 23 parts of the text voted on separately (23 lapsed).