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EU-Norway Agreement on the participation of Norway in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme
Consent given by an overwhelming majority
Parliament gave its consent.
- For
- 612
- Against
- 8
- Abstained
- 16
roll-call vote at 14:20 · 96% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Paolo Borchia · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it. · Report A-10-2026-0208
AI:What this decision does
The agreement sets out rules for Norway to take part in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme, and for access to their governmental services.§1: source passage in the text Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the agreement, which means it approves the agreement as a whole; under this procedure no amendments are possible.§1: source passage in the text Parliament instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the member states and of Norway.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 31 for, 1 against, 8 abstainedof 44
- Greens For 49 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 53
- S&D For 109 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 72 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 168 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 184
- ECR For 72 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 84
- Patriots For 72 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 85
- ESN For 25 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 14 for, 7 against, 6 abstainedof 28
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
11 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (31 of 40). Against: 1, Abstained: 8
Elena Kountoura (Greece, abstained), Giorgos Georgiou (Cyprus, abstained), João Oliveira (Portugal, against), Kathleen Funchion (Ireland, abstained), Konstantinos Arvanitis (Greece, abstained)
4 more from The Left
Luke Ming Flanagan (Ireland, abstained), Lynn Boylan (Ireland, abstained), Marc Botenga (Belgium, abstained), Rudi Kennes (Belgium, abstained)
S&D voted for (109 of 110). Abstained: 1
François Kalfon (France)
Patriots voted for (72 of 73). Abstained: 1
Hermann Tertsch (Spain)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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