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Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 371
- Against
- 162
- Abstained
- 37
roll-call vote at 13:15 · 65% of votes cast in favour
Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
How the groups voted
For: Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Against: The Left, Greens; Divided: S&D
- The Left Against 0 for, 29 against, 1 abstainedof 47
- Greens Against 0 for, 43 against, 5 abstainedof 54
- S&D Divided 41 for, 54 against, 12 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 49 for, 14 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 115 for, 16 against, 12 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 61 for, 0 against, 4 abstainedof 80
- Patriots For 71 for, 2 against, 1 abstainedof 90
- ESN For 22 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 12 for, 4 against, 2 abstainedof 29
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
55 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (29 of 30). Abstained: 1
Pernando Barrena Arza (Spain)
Greens voted against (43 of 48). Abstained: 5
Damian Boeselager (Germany), Kai Tegethoff (Germany), Martin Häusling (Germany), Nela Riehl (Germany), Reinier van Lanschot (Netherlands)
Renew voted for (49 of 63). Against: 14
Brigitte van den Berg (Netherlands), Dan Barna (Romania), Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (Netherlands), Irena Joveva (Slovenia), Lucia Yar (Slovakia)
9 more from Renew
Ľudovít Ódor (Slovakia), Martin Hojsík (Slovakia), Michael Mcnamara (Ireland), Michał Kobosko (Poland), Michal Wiezik (Slovakia), Petras Auštrevičius (Lithuania), Raquel García Hermida-Van der Walle (Netherlands), Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová (Slovakia), Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu (Romania)
EPP voted for (115 of 143). Against: 16, Abstained: 12
Adina Vălean (Romania, against), András Tivadar Kulja (Hungary, abstained), Andrzej Buła (Poland, abstained), Andrzej Halicki (Poland, against), Bartosz Arłukowicz (Poland, against)
23 more from EPP
Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (Poland, abstained), Borys Budka (Poland, against), Danuše Nerudová (Czechia, abstained), Dariusz Joński (Poland, against), Dóra Dávid (Hungary, abstained), Eszter Lakos (Hungary, abstained), Ewa Kopacz (Poland, against), Gabriella Gerzsenyi (Hungary, abstained), Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (Poland, against), Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak (Poland, against), Jan Farský (Czechia, abstained), Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (Poland, against), Kinga Kollár (Hungary, abstained), Luděk Niedermayer (Czechia, abstained), Łukasz Kohut (Poland, against), Magdalena Adamowicz (Poland, against), Manuela Ripa (Germany, against), Michał Szczerba (Poland, against), Michał Wawrykiewicz (Poland, against), Mirosława Nykiel (Poland, against), Ondřej Kolář (Czechia, abstained), Péter Magyar (Hungary, abstained), Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland, against)
ECR voted for (61 of 65). Abstained: 4
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Galato Alexandraki (Greece), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia)
Patriots voted for (71 of 74). Against: 2, Abstained: 1
Anne-Sophie Frigout (France, abstained), António Tânger Corrêa (Portugal, against), Tiago Moreira De Sá (Portugal, against)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected).
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