Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Jobs, social affairs & equality
Coordination of social security systems
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 511
- Against
- 87
- Abstained
- 61
roll-call vote at 13:33 · 78% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Gabriele Bischoff · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-8-2018-0386
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed law updating the coordination of social security systems across EU member states.§1: source passage in the text The law aims to make it easier for people moving within Europe to keep their social security rights, including unemployment benefits, long-term care, and family benefits.§2: source passage in the text Parliament's position includes changes to unemployment benefit export periods, aggregation of insurance periods, and clarifications on cross-border workers.§2: source passage in the text It also calls for better cooperation between authorities and digitalisation of documents.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Abstained: ESN; Divided: ECR, Patriots
- The Left For 31 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 45
- Greens For 47 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 53
- S&D For 123 for, 2 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 65 for, 8 against, 1 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 135 for, 22 against, 19 abstainedof 185
- ECR Divided 43 for, 30 against, 2 abstainedof 82
- Patriots Divided 42 for, 20 against, 13 abstainedof 86
- ESN Abstained 4 for, 2 against, 19 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 21 for, 3 against, 4 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
61 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted for (47 of 50). Abstained: 3
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Denmark), Rasmus Nordqvist (Denmark), Villy Søvndal (Denmark)
S&D voted for (123 of 125). Against: 2
Christel Schaldemose (Denmark), Marianne Vind (Denmark)
Renew voted for (65 of 74). Against: 8, Abstained: 1
Anouk van Brug (Netherlands, against), Asger Christensen (Denmark, against), Bart Groothuis (Netherlands, against), Christine Singer (Germany, against), Engin Eroglu (Germany, against)
4 more from Renew
Jeannette Baljeu (Netherlands, against), Malik Azmani (Netherlands, against), Michał Kobosko (Poland, abstained), Morten Løkkegaard (Denmark, against)
EPP voted for (135 of 176). Against: 22, Abstained: 19
Adam Jarubas (Poland, against), Alexander Bernhuber (Austria, abstained), Alice Teodorescu Måwe (Sweden, abstained), András Tivadar Kulja (Hungary, abstained), Andrzej Buła (Poland, against)
36 more from EPP
Andrzej Halicki (Poland, against), Angelika Niebler (Germany, against), Angelika Winzig (Austria, abstained), Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz (Poland, against), Bartosz Arłukowicz (Poland, against), Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (Poland, against), Borys Budka (Poland, against), Csaba Bogdán (Hungary, abstained), Dariusz Joński (Poland, against), Dirk Gotink (Netherlands, abstained), Dóra Dávid (Hungary, abstained), Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska (Poland, against), Eszter Lakos (Hungary, abstained), Ewa Kopacz (Poland, against), Henrik Dahl (Denmark, against), Ingeborg ter Laak (Netherlands, abstained), Isabel Wiseler-Lima (Luxembourg, abstained), Jacek Protas (Poland, against), Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak (Poland, against), Janusz Lewandowski (Poland, abstained), Jeroen Lenaers (Netherlands, abstained), Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (Poland, against), Kinga Kollár (Hungary, abstained), Krzysztof Brejza (Poland, against), Krzysztof Hetman (Poland, against), Lukas Mandl (Austria, abstained), Łukasz Kohut (Poland, against), Marta Wcisło (Poland, against), Martine Kemp (Luxembourg, abstained), Michał Wawrykiewicz (Poland, against), Mirosława Nykiel (Poland, against), Niels Flemming Hansen (Denmark, against), Reinhold Lopatka (Austria, abstained), Stefan Berger (Germany, abstained), Viktor Weisz (Hungary, abstained), Willemien Koning (Netherlands, abstained)
ESN abstained (19 of 25). For: 4, Against: 2
Marcin Sypniewski (Poland, against), Petar Volgin (Bulgaria, for), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, for), Roberto Vannacci (Italy, for), Sarah Knafo (France, for)
1 more from ESN
Stanisław Tyszka (Poland, against)
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