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Amendment of the EIB’s Statute
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 510
- Against
- 105
- Abstained
- 27
roll-call vote at 11:27 · 79% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Joachim Streit · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion. · Report A-10-2024-0013
AI:What this decision does
The European Parliament approved the proposal to amend the Statute of the European Investment Bank (EIB), which aims to remove the statutory lending limit and replace the maximum 250% gearing ratio with a unanimous decision by the Board of Governors.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text This decision means Parliament supports the change, allowing the EIB's governing bodies full authority over risk and leverage metrics, and it calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it departs from the approved text.§1: source passage in the text Parliament also asks the Council to consult it again if it intends to substantially amend the text, and it will forward its position to the Council, the Commission, the EIB, and national parliaments.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Against: Patriots, ESN; Divided: The Left
- The Left Divided 15 for, 10 against, 16 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 49 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 120 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 138
- Renew For 73 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 169 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 196
- ECR For 55 for, 7 against, 3 abstainedof 78
- Patriots Against 25 for, 56 against, 0 abstainedof 91
- ESN Against 0 for, 18 against, 2 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 4 for, 14 against, 6 abstainedof 30
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
37 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
ECR voted for (55 of 65). Against: 7, Abstained: 3
Anna Zalewska (Poland, abstained), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained)
5 more from ECR
Gheorghe Piperea (Romania, against), Guillaume Peltier (France, against), Jadwiga Wiśniewska (Poland, abstained), Laurence Trochu (France, against), Nicolas Bay (France, against)
Patriots voted against (56 of 81). For: 25
Aldo Patriciello (Italy), András Gyürk (Hungary), András László (Hungary), Anna Maria Cisint (Italy), Csaba Dömötör (Hungary)
20 more from Patriots
Enikő Győri (Hungary), Ernő Schaller-Baross (Hungary), Filip Turek (Czechia), Isabella Tovaglieri (Italy), Jana Nagyová (Czechia), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia), Kinga Gál (Hungary), Klara Dostalova (Czechia), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia), Ondřej Kovařík (Czechia), Pál Szekeres (Hungary), Paolo Borchia (Italy), Raffaele Stancanelli (Italy), Roberto Vannacci (Italy), Silvia Sardone (Italy), Susanna Ceccardi (Italy), Tamás Deutsch (Hungary), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia), Viktória Ferenc (Hungary)
ESN voted against (18 of 20). Abstained: 2
Petras Gražulis (Lithuania), Sarah Knafo (France)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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