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Amendments to the International Health Regulations contained in the Annex to Resolution WHA77.17 and adopted on 1 June 2024
Consent given by a large majority
Parliament gave its consent.
- For
- 514
- Against
- 126
- Abstained
- 6
roll-call vote at 13:14 · 80% of votes cast in favour
Committee report · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it. · Report A-10-2025-0064
AI:What this decision does
Parliament gave its consent to the Council decision inviting member states to accept, in the interest of the European Union, amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005).§1: source passage in the text The amendments, adopted on 1 June 2024, introduce a "pandemic emergency" as the highest global alert level and issue non-binding Temporary Recommendations to guide countries.§2: source passage in the text They also strengthen cooperation and set up a coordinating financial mechanism for building core capacities.§2: source passage in the text The decision does not create additional financial obligations for member states, who remain responsible for their health policy.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Against: Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 37 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 45 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 127 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 67 for, 2 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 168 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 56 for, 15 against, 1 abstainedof 80
- Patriots Against 9 for, 68 against, 1 abstainedof 90
- ESN Against 0 for, 23 against, 0 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 5 for, 18 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
30 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (37 of 38). Abstained: 1
Pernando Barrena Arza (Spain)
Renew voted for (67 of 69). Against: 2
Engin Eroglu (Germany), Michael Mcnamara (Ireland)
EPP voted for (168 of 169). Abstained: 1
Gabriella Gerzsenyi (Hungary)
ECR voted for (56 of 72). Against: 15, Abstained: 1
Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Cristian Terheş (Romania, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, against)
11 more from ECR
Fernand Kartheiser (Luxembourg, against), Galato Alexandraki (Greece, against), Geadis Geadi (Cyprus, against), Guillaume Peltier (France, against), Jaak Madison (Estonia, against), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Laurence Trochu (France, against), Marion Maréchal (France, against), Nicolas Bay (France, against), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against), Sergio Berlato (Italy, abstained)
Patriots voted against (68 of 78). For: 9, Abstained: 1
András Gyürk (Hungary, for), András László (Hungary, for), Annamária Vicsek (Hungary, for), Csaba Dömötör (Hungary, for), Enikő Győri (Hungary, for)
5 more from Patriots
Ernő Schaller-Baross (Hungary, for), Filip Turek (Czechia, abstained), György Hölvényi (Hungary, for), Pál Szekeres (Hungary, for), Viktória Ferenc (Hungary, for)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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