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Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments
Rejected by a large majority
Parliament rejected the text.
- For
- 152
- Against
- 378
- Abstained
- 26
roll-call vote at 12:34 · 27% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2024-0173
AI:What this decision does
Parliament rejected a resolution supporting the Council's recommendation to extend smoke- and aerosol-free environments to outdoor areas and new products like e-cigarettes.§1: source passage in the text The rejection means Parliament did not endorse the proposed measures, which aimed to protect people from second-hand smoke and aerosols. The resolution had called on member states to ban smoking in key outdoor spaces and include heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left; Against: Greens, S&D, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Divided: Renew, EPP
- The Left For 25 for, 6 against, 1 abstainedof 47
- Greens Against 2 for, 47 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D Against 0 for, 107 against, 1 abstainedof 138
- Renew Divided 23 for, 28 against, 8 abstainedof 78
- EPP Divided 87 for, 41 against, 8 abstainedof 196
- ECR Against 3 for, 56 against, 3 abstainedof 78
- Patriots Against 4 for, 59 against, 1 abstainedof 91
- ESN Against 1 for, 20 against, 2 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 7 for, 14 against, 2 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
24 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (25 of 32). Against: 6, Abstained: 1
Anthony Smith (France, against), Arash Saeidi (France, abstained), Catarina Martins (Portugal, against), Emma Fourreau (France, against), Isabel Serra Sánchez (Spain, against)
2 more from The Left
Leila Chaibi (France, against), Younous Omarjee (France, against)
Greens voted against (47 of 49). For: 2
Nela Riehl (Germany), Vladimir Prebilič (Slovenia)
S&D voted against (107 of 108). Abstained: 1
Alex Agius Saliba (Malta)
ECR voted against (56 of 62). For: 3, Abstained: 3
Assita Kanko (Belgium, abstained), Aurelijus Veryga (Lithuania, for), Bert-Jan Ruissen (Netherlands, for), Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania, for), Jaak Madison (Estonia, abstained)
1 more from ECR
Kris van Dijck (Belgium, abstained)
Patriots voted against (59 of 64). For: 4, Abstained: 1
András Gyürk (Hungary, for), András László (Hungary, for), Annamária Vicsek (Hungary, for), Kinga Gál (Hungary, for), Susanna Ceccardi (Italy, abstained)
ESN voted against (20 of 23). For: 1, Abstained: 2
Milan Uhrík (Slovakia, abstained), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, for), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary, abstained)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 12 amendments (4 adopted, 8 rejected) and 32 parts of the text voted on separately (15 adopted, 14 rejected, 3 lapsed).