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Decisions about Parliament’s rules of procedure, its committees, its calendar or its own organisation.

15 decisions this term since 17 Jul 2024 · 12 adopted, 1 rejected · 7

Latest decisions

EU institutions & Parliament, Resolution, 7 Jul 2026

Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union: extending its term of office and adjusting its responsibilities

Motion for a resolution

Adopted Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.

AI summary:Parliament extended the term of the special committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union by six months to monitor solutions proposed in its resolution of 10 March 2026.

EU institutions & Parliament, Resolution, 28 Apr 2026

Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135)

Report by Sven Simon

Adopted 657 for · 0 against · 3 abstained by an overwhelming majority

AI summary:Parliament amended its internal rules on how it appoints members to Union agencies and bodies, updating Rule 135 of its Rules of Procedure.

EU institutions & Parliament, Other decision, 28 Apr 2026

Extension of the term of office of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

Adopted 422 for · 202 against · 9 abstained by a large majority

EU institutions & Parliament, Other decision, 21 Oct 2025

Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions – 2027

No single final vote: only amendments or parts of the text were voted on.

EU institutions & Parliament, Resolution, 9 Oct 2025

Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024

Report by Fredis Beleris

Adopted 535 for · 24 against · 55 abstained by an overwhelming majority

AI summary:The report notes that Parliament received 1,518 petitions in 2024, a 4.3% increase from 2023, with the environment, fundamental rights, and the rule of law among the main concerns.

EU institutions & Parliament, Resolution, 17 Jun 2025

Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning the declaration of input (Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure)

Report by Sven Simon

Adopted 653 for · 0 against · 15 abstained by an overwhelming majority

AI summary:The amendments will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session.

EU institutions & Parliament, Other decision, 21 May 2025

Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the Renew group

Rejected 204 for · 264 against · 21 abstained by a small majority

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

EU institutions & Parliament, Other decision, 21 May 2025

Ordre du jour de mercredi - Demande des groupes PPE, S&D et Verts/ALE

Adopted Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.

EU institutions & Parliament, Other decision, 12 Mar 2025

Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions – 2026

No single final vote: only amendments or parts of the text were voted on.

EU institutions & Parliament, Resolution, 18 Dec 2024

Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committees

Motion for a resolution

Adopted 448 for · 161 against · 40 abstained by a large majority

AI summary:Parliament decided to set up a standing committee on Security and Defence and a standing committee on Public Health, replacing the existing subcommittees on those topics.

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Where the groups stand

How each group voted in the last 7 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 7 final roll-call votes
Group	For	Against	Abstained	Divided	On the winning side
The Left	2	1	0	4	5
Greens	6	0	1	0	6
S&D	7	0	0	0	7
Renew	7	0	0	0	7
EPP	7	0	0	0	7
ECR	3	1	0	3	5
Patriots	3	4	0	0	3
ESN	3	4	0	0	3

Dossiers

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