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Institutions & treaties

Decisions about the Commission, the Council, appointments to EU bodies, treaty change or the EU’s institutional balance.

43 decisions this term since 17 Jul 2024 · 39 adopted, 4 rejected · 19

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EU institutions & Parliament, Appointment, 16 Sept 2026

Partial renewal of Members of the Court of Auditors – Gerald Loacker

Committee report

Appointment approved 331 for · 282 against · 30 abstained by a small majority

Electronic vote: totals recorded, but not how each MEP voted.

AI summary:Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control evaluated his credentials, receiving his curriculum vitae and written questionnaire replies, and held a hearing with him.

EU institutions & Parliament, Appointment, 15 Sept 2026

Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Banking Authority

Committee report

Appointment approved 554 for · 33 against · 44 abstained by an overwhelming majority

Electronic vote: totals recorded, but not how each MEP voted.

AI summary:Parliament considered the appointment of Thomas Gstädtner as Executive Director of the European Banking Authority, following a proposal from the Authority's Board of Supervisors and a hearing in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

EU institutions & Parliament, Appointment, 15 Sept 2026

Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority

Committee report

Appointment approved 527 for · 52 against · 86 abstained by a large majority

Electronic vote: totals recorded, but not how each MEP voted.

AI summary:Parliament considered the appointment of Carlo Comporti as Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority, following a shortlist drawn up by the Authority's Board of Supervisors and a Council proposal.

EU institutions & Parliament, International agreement, 29 Apr 2026

Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth

Report by Juan Fernando López Aguilar ·

Consent given 616 for · 24 against · 8 abstained by an overwhelming majority

AI summary:The draft Council decision amends the European Electoral Act to let MEPs who are pregnant or have recently given birth vote by proxy in plenary for up to three months before the expected birth and six months after.

EU institutions & Parliament, Resolution, 29 Apr 2026

The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report

Report by Konstantinos Arvanitis

Adopted 387 for · 191 against · 46 abstained by a large majority

AI summary:The resolution calls for strengthening the Commission's reporting, protecting journalists and civil society, and ensuring EU funds do not facilitate rights violations.

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Where the groups stand

How each group voted in the last 19 final . For / Against / Abstained: at least two thirds of the group voted that way. Divided: no position had two thirds of the group’s votes. On the winning side: how many of those votes ended the way most of the group voted. Groups as they are now.

Group positions over the last 19 final roll-call votes
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedOn the winning side
The Left76069
Greens1260117
S&D1360017
Renew1450018
EPP1340219
ECR74179
Patriots710114
ESN611112

Dossiers

The laws and files behind these decisions, most recent vote first.