Decision

Competition policy – annual report 2023

Effect: Adopted
Result: 481 for · 42 against · 93 abstained roll call
Date: 16 January 2024, 12:13–12:16
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0427
Dossier: 2023-2077
Source: Committee report by Stéphanie Yon-Courtin
Votes: 14 votes · 8 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call, 2 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Sitting: Tuesday 16 January 2024
Final vote: 163038

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0427
Dossier: 2023-2077
Source: Committee report by Stéphanie Yon-Courtin
Votes: 14 votes · 8 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call, 2 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Sitting: Tuesday 16 January 2024
Final vote: 163038

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Result

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Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (4 rejected) and 9 parts of the text voted on separately (8 adopted, 1 rejected).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by ESN; The Left and Patriots mostly abstained.

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Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 2	Against 5	Abst. 6	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Divided
Greens	For 26	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 57	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 37	Against 0	Abst. 2	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 80	Against 5	Abst. 2	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 19	Against 2	Abst. 2	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 1	Against 5	Abst. 22	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained
ESN	For 0	Against 3	Abst. 1	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 0	Against 3	Abst. 3	Majority line Tie	Clear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

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Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

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Members

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All votes on this decision, 14

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Amendment 2 to paragraph 6 Politique de concurrence – rapport annuel 2023 - Competition policy – annual report 2023 - Wettbewerbspolitik – Jahresbericht 2023 - A9-0427/2023 - Stéphanie Yon-Courtin - § 6 - Am 2	Roll call	207 for, 314 against, 28 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
2	Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 7 A9-0427/2023 - Stéphanie Yon-Courtin - Après le § 7 - Am 3	Roll call	251 for, 309 against, 58 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
3	Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 14 A9-0427/2023 - Stéphanie Yon-Courtin - Après le § 14 - Am 4	Roll call	151 for, 375 against, 84 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 7 A9-0427/2023 - Stéphanie Yon-Courtin - Après le § 7 - Am 3	Roll call	251 for, 309 against, 58 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
3	Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 14 A9-0427/2023 - Stéphanie Yon-Courtin - Après le § 14 - Am 4	Roll call	151 for, 375 against, 84 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Paragraph 16 — part 1 of 4 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘Stresses that EU competition rules should contribute to the EU’s objective as defined in Article 3 TEU;’ ‘not the lowest price possible for the consumer, but’ and ‘while not resulting in negative externalities; underlines that enforcing competition policy to the benefit of consumers should not only include considerations on price levels, but also sustainability considerations and impacts on citizens’ privacy;’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
5	Paragraph 16 — part 2 of 4 Part voted on: ‘Stresses that EU competition rules should contribute to the EU’s objective as defined in Article 3 TEU;’	Counted	337 for, 234 against, 53 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
6	Paragraph 16 — part 3 of 4 Part voted on: “not the lowest price possible for the consumer, but”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
7	Paragraph 16 — part 4 of 4 Part voted on: ‘while not resulting in negative externalities; underlines that enforcing competition policy to the benefit of consumers should not only include considerations on price levels, but also sustainability considerations and impacts on citizens’ privacy;’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
8	Amendment 5 to paragraph 25 A9-0427/2023 - Stéphanie Yon-Courtin - § 25 - Am 5	Roll call	253 for, 277 against, 94 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
9	Separate vote on paragraph 25	Counted	426 for, 166 against, 28 abstained Adopted	Requested byseparate: EPP
10	Separate vote on paragraph 45	Counted	369 for, 214 against, 36 abstained Adopted
11	Paragraph 50 — part 1 A9-0427/2023 - Stéphanie Yon-Courtin - § 50/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘Designate’ and ‘recalls its demand to implement concrete policies, timelines and measures to phase out fossil fuel subsidies through tax measures as soon as possible;’”	Roll call	526 for, 72 against, 16 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP
12	Paragraph 50 — part 2 A9-0427/2023 - Stéphanie Yon-Courtin - § 50/2 Part voted on: “Designate”	Roll call	48 for, 530 against, 35 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP
13	Paragraph 50 — part 3 A9-0427/2023 - Stéphanie Yon-Courtin - § 50/3 Part voted on: “recalls its demand to implement concrete policies, timelines and measures to phase out fossil fuel subsidies through tax measures as soon as possible;”	Roll call	332 for, 268 against, 17 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP
14	Final vote — text as a whole A9-0427/2023 - Stéphanie Yon-Courtin - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)	Roll call	481 for, 42 against, 93 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, EPP · split votes by EPP (2) · separate votes by EPP.

Text

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Report A-9-2023-0427

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/2077(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 16 January 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 15 June 2023 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 4 December 2023 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 18 December 2023 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 16 January 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: ECON · Author: Stéphanie YON-COURTIN (Renew)

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-16/12
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 16 January 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 16 January 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-16
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Competition policy – annual report 2023”. Decision, 16 January 2024. votingId 163038, document A-9-2023-0427, reference 2023-2077. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-16/12 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 16 January 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-16-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 16 January 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-16-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-16, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-01-16/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-01-16-12,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Competition policy – annual report 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-01-16},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-16/12}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-16/12},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 163038, document A-9-2023-0427, reference 2023-2077. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-16-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-16-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-16 (CC BY 4.0)}
}