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Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 627
- Against
- 6
- Abstained
- 37
roll-call vote at 12:26 · 94% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Paulo Cunha · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2024-0015
AI:What this decision does
The proposal amends Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 to remove Vanuatu from the list of countries whose nationals are exempt from the visa requirement for short stays in the EU.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text Parliament adopted its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal, which means the visa exemption for Vanuatu will be cancelled.§1: source passage in the text Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal, and instructs its President to forward the position to the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Divided: ESN
- The Left For 38 for, 1 against, 2 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 51 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 126 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 138
- Renew For 73 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 173 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 196
- ECR For 71 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 78
- Patriots For 77 for, 0 against, 6 abstainedof 91
- ESN Divided 7 for, 1 against, 15 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 11 for, 3 against, 11 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
13 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (38 of 41). Against: 1, Abstained: 2
Marc Botenga (Belgium, abstained), Nikos Pappas (Greece, against), Rudi Kennes (Belgium, abstained)
S&D voted for (126 of 127). Against: 1
Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Lithuania)
ECR voted for (71 of 74). Abstained: 3
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Fernand Kartheiser (Luxembourg), Galato Alexandraki (Greece)
Patriots voted for (77 of 83). Abstained: 6
Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria), Harald Vilimsky (Austria), Petra Steger (Austria)
1 more from Patriots
Roman Haider (Austria)
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