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Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 480
- Against
- 148
- Abstained
- 20
roll-call vote at 12:19 · 74% of votes cast in favour
Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2024-0217
AI:What this decision does
Parliament set up a special committee on the housing crisis in the European Union to propose solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing.§1: source passage in the text The committee will map housing needs, analyse policies, assess speculation and short-term rentals, and identify barriers to construction, among other tasks.§1: source passage in the text It will have 33 members and a 12-month term, starting from its constituent meeting, and must present a final report at the end.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: Patriots, ESN; Divided: The Left, ECR
- The Left Divided 14 for, 27 against, 1 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 49 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 124 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 74 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 161 for, 2 against, 2 abstainedof 193
- ECR Divided 43 for, 23 against, 4 abstainedof 80
- Patriots Against 0 for, 69 against, 7 abstainedof 91
- ESN Against 3 for, 19 against, 0 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 12 for, 8 against, 6 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
14 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
EPP voted for (161 of 165). Against: 2, Abstained: 2
Alice Teodorescu Måwe (Sweden, against), Jens Gieseke (Germany, against), Jessika van Leeuwen (Netherlands, abstained), Sander Smit (Netherlands, abstained)
Patriots voted against (69 of 76). Abstained: 7
Jana Nagyová (Czechia), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia), Klara Dostalova (Czechia), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia)
2 more from Patriots
Ondřej Kovařík (Czechia), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia)
ESN voted against (19 of 22). For: 3
Ivan David (Czechia), Petar Volgin (Bulgaria), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (8 rejected) and 8 parts of the text voted on separately (8 rejected).