Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Migration & asylum
Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 518
- Against
- 96
- Abstained
- 24
roll-call vote at 13:25 · 81% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Matjaž Nemec · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0035
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed law revising the EU's visa suspension mechanism, which allows temporarily suspending visa-free travel for third countries.§1: source passage in the text The revision adds new suspension grounds, such as hybrid threats and investor citizenship schemes, and extends suspension periods.§2: source passage in the text Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Against: The Left, Greens
- The Left Against 0 for, 29 against, 9 abstainedof 46
- Greens Against 3 for, 45 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 115 for, 4 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 68 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 173 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 72 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 59 for, 1 against, 9 abstainedof 88
- ESN For 19 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 9 for, 17 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 against (29 of 38). Abstained: 9
Carolina Morace (Italy), Danilo Della Valle (Italy), Dario Tamburrano (Italy), Gaetano Pedulla' (Italy), Giuseppe Antoci (Italy)
4 more from The Left
Kathleen Funchion (Ireland), Lynn Boylan (Ireland), Mario Furore (Italy), Valentina Palmisano (Italy)
Greens voted against (45 of 48). For: 3
Mārtiņš Staķis (Latvia), Villy Søvndal (Denmark), Virginijus Sinkevičius (Lithuania)
S&D voted for (115 of 119). Against: 4
Lara Wolters (Netherlands), Marit Maij (Netherlands), Mohammed Chahim (Netherlands), Thijs Reuten (Netherlands)
ECR voted for (72 of 73). Abstained: 1
Guillaume Peltier (France)
Patriots voted for (59 of 69). Against: 1, Abstained: 9
Anna Bryłka (Poland, abstained), Anna Maria Cisint (Italy, abstained), Hermann Tertsch (Spain, against), Isabella Tovaglieri (Italy, abstained), Paolo Borchia (Italy, abstained)
5 more from Patriots
Raffaele Stancanelli (Italy, abstained), Roberto Vannacci (Italy, abstained), Silvia Sardone (Italy, abstained), Susanna Ceccardi (Italy, abstained), Tomasz Buczek (Poland, abstained)
ESN voted for (19 of 22). Abstained: 3
Petar Volgin (Bulgaria), Rada Laykova (Bulgaria), Stanislav Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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