Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Digital, AI & data
Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 569
- Against
- 45
- Abstained
- 23
roll-call vote at 11:36 · 89% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Arba Kokalari, Michael McNamara · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2026-0073
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposal to simplify how harmonised rules on artificial intelligence are implemented, amending the AI Act and the EASA Basic Regulation.§1: source passage in the text The position postpones the application date for certain AI systems to 2 December 2027 for Annex III and 2 August 2028 for Annex I, replacing the Commission's proposed link to a decision.§2: source passage in the text It also includes targeted adjustments on AI literacy, data processing for bias detection, notified bodies, cybersecurity, and sandboxes.§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: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Against: The Left
- The Left Against 9 for, 25 against, 3 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 38 for, 7 against, 3 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 101 for, 2 against, 3 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 57 for, 0 against, 12 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 167 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 188
- ECR For 74 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 81
- Patriots For 83 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 87
- ESN For 25 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 15 for, 11 against, 0 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
41 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (25 of 37). For: 9, Abstained: 3
Anja Hazekamp (Netherlands, for), Carolina Morace (Italy, for), Danilo Della Valle (Italy, for), Dario Tamburrano (Italy, for), Elena Kountoura (Greece, abstained)
7 more from The Left
Gaetano Pedulla' (Italy, for), Giuseppe Antoci (Italy, for), Konstantinos Arvanitis (Greece, abstained), Mario Furore (Italy, for), Nikos Pappas (Greece, abstained), Pasquale Tridico (Italy, for), Valentina Palmisano (Italy, for)
Greens voted for (38 of 48). Against: 7, Abstained: 3
Benedetta Scuderi (Italy, abstained), Cristina Guarda (Italy, abstained), David Cormand (France, against), Leoluca Orlando (Italy, abstained), Marie Toussaint (France, against)
5 more from Greens
Mélissa Camara (France, against), Mounir Satouri (France, against), Saskia Bricmont (Belgium, against), Tilly Metz (Luxembourg, against), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain, against)
S&D voted for (101 of 106). Against: 2, Abstained: 3
Birgit Sippel (Germany, abstained), Cecilia Strada (Italy, abstained), Estelle Ceulemans (Belgium, against), Lucia Annunziata (Italy, against), Nora Mebarek (France, abstained)
Renew voted for (57 of 69). Abstained: 12
Christophe Grudler (France), Fabienne Keller (France), Gilles Boyer (France), Grégory Allione (France), Jérémy Decerle (France)
7 more from Renew
Laurence Farreng (France), Nathalie Loiseau (France), Pascal Canfin (France), Sandro Gozi (France), Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (France), Valérie Devaux (France), Yvan Verougstraete (Belgium)
ESN voted for (25 of 27). Abstained: 2
Marcin Sypniewski (Poland), Stanisław Tyszka (Poland)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 29 amendments (7 adopted, 22 rejected) and 23 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 11 rejected, 2 lapsed). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.