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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application
Failed by a small majority
Parliament rejected the proposal.
- For
- 228
- Against
- 311
- Abstained
- 92
roll-call vote at 11:18 · 36% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Birgit Sippel · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2026-0040
AI:What this decision does
The proposal sought to extend the period of application of Regulation (EU) 2021/1232, which concerns a temporary derogation from certain obligations under EU law.§1: source passage in the text Parliament rejected the proposal, meaning it will not proceed further in the legislative process. Parliament calls on the Commission to withdraw its proposal and will forward its position to the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: S&D; Against: The Left, Greens, EPP, ESN; Divided: Renew, ECR, Patriots
- The Left Against 4 for, 33 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens Against 3 for, 33 against, 11 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 95 for, 8 against, 2 abstainedof 135
- Renew Divided 33 for, 29 against, 6 abstainedof 77
- EPP Against 22 for, 137 against, 5 abstainedof 188
- ECR Divided 27 for, 12 against, 35 abstainedof 81
- Patriots Divided 40 for, 19 against, 24 abstainedof 87
- ESN Against 0 for, 24 against, 3 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 4 for, 16 against, 6 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
58 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (33 of 37). For: 4
Elena Kountoura (Greece), Kathleen Funchion (Ireland), Konstantinos Arvanitis (Greece), Nikos Pappas (Greece)
Greens voted against (33 of 47). For: 3, Abstained: 11
Alexandra Geese (Germany, abstained), Alice Kuhnke (Sweden, for), Anna Cavazzini (Germany, abstained), Daniel Freund (Germany, abstained), Erik Marquardt (Germany, abstained)
9 more from Greens
Hannah Neumann (Germany, abstained), Isabella Lövin (Sweden, for), Jutta Paulus (Germany, abstained), Katrin Langensiepen (Germany, abstained), Leoluca Orlando (Italy, abstained), Martin Häusling (Germany, abstained), Michael Bloss (Germany, abstained), Pär Holmgren (Sweden, for), Rasmus Andresen (Germany, abstained)
S&D voted for (95 of 105). Against: 8, Abstained: 2
Bruno Gonçalves (Portugal, against), Lara Wolters (Netherlands, against), Maria Grapini (Romania, abstained), Marina Kaljurand (Estonia, against), Marit Maij (Netherlands, against)
5 more from S&D
Niels Fuglsang (Denmark, against), Nils Ušakovs (Latvia, against), Sven Mikser (Estonia, against), Thijs Reuten (Netherlands, against), Vasile Dîncu (Romania, abstained)
EPP voted against (137 of 164). For: 22, Abstained: 5
Adam Jarubas (Poland, for), Andrzej Halicki (Poland, for), Aura Salla (Finland, abstained), Bartosz Arłukowicz (Poland, for), Carmen Crespo Díaz (Spain, for)
22 more from EPP
Danuše Nerudová (Czechia, abstained), Davor Ivo Stier (Croatia, for), Elena Nevado Del Campo (Spain, for), Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (Greece, for), Ewa Kopacz (Poland, for), Giusi Princi (Italy, for), Herbert Dorfmann (Italy, for), Iuliu Winkler (Romania, for), Jacek Protas (Poland, for), Jan Farský (Czechia, abstained), Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (Poland, for), Krzysztof Brejza (Poland, for), Letizia Moratti (Italy, for), Manuela Ripa (Germany, abstained), Michał Szczerba (Poland, for), Michał Wawrykiewicz (Poland, for), Milan Zver (Slovenia, abstained), Mirosława Nykiel (Poland, for), Niels Flemming Hansen (Denmark, for), Nina Carberry (Ireland, for), Radan Kanev (Bulgaria, for), Seán Kelly (Ireland, for)
ESN voted against (24 of 27). Abstained: 3
Hans Neuhoff (Germany), Sarah Knafo (France), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (3 adopted, 5 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 lapsed).