Treaties and agreements Parliament can only approve or refuse as a whole — no amendments are possible., Foreign affairs
EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime
Consent given by an overwhelming majority
Parliament gave its consent.
- For
- 549
- Against
- 75
- Abstained
- 30
roll-call vote at 14:18 · 84% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Jaroslav Bžoch · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it. · Report A-10-2026-0204
AI:What this decision does
The draft Council decision would approve an agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on transferring Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text Parliament gave its consent to concluding the agreement, so the agreement can go ahead.§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 the Swiss Confederation.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Against: The Left, Greens; Divided: ESN
- The Left Against 11 for, 27 against, 2 abstainedof 44
- Greens Against 3 for, 38 against, 9 abstainedof 53
- S&D For 107 for, 0 against, 6 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 72 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 174 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 184
- ECR For 76 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 84
- Patriots For 77 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 85
- ESN Divided 16 for, 2 against, 7 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 13 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
32 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (27 of 40). For: 11, Abstained: 2
Carolina Morace (Italy, for), Danilo Della Valle (Italy, for), Dario Tamburrano (Italy, for), Gaetano Pedulla' (Italy, for), Giuseppe Antoci (Italy, for)
8 more from The Left
Jussi Saramo (Finland, abstained), Kathleen Funchion (Ireland, for), Mario Furore (Italy, for), Merja Kyllönen (Finland, for), Nikos Pappas (Greece, abstained), Pasquale Tridico (Italy, for), Valentina Palmisano (Italy, for), Younous Omarjee (France, for)
Greens voted against (38 of 50). For: 3, Abstained: 9
Anna Strolenberg (Netherlands, abstained), Catarina Vieira (Netherlands, abstained), Damian Boeselager (Germany, abstained), Kai Tegethoff (Germany, abstained), Kim van Sparrentak (Netherlands, abstained)
7 more from Greens
Mārtiņš Staķis (Latvia, for), Nela Riehl (Germany, abstained), Rasmus Andresen (Germany, for), Reinier van Lanschot (Netherlands, abstained), Tineke Strik (Netherlands, abstained), Ufuk Kâhya (Netherlands, abstained), Virginijus Sinkevičius (Lithuania, for)
S&D voted for (107 of 113). Abstained: 6
Christophe Clergeau (France), Lara Wolters (Netherlands), Marit Maij (Netherlands), Mohammed Chahim (Netherlands), Pierre Jouvet (France)
1 more from S&D
Thijs Reuten (Netherlands)
Renew voted for (72 of 73). Against: 1
Jérémy Decerle (France)
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