Decision

Shaping the EU’s position on the UN binding instrument on business and human rights, in particular on access to remedy and the protection of victims

Effect: Adopted
Result: 426 for · 43 against · 86 abstained roll call
Date: 18 January 2024, 12:18
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0421
Dossier: 2023-2108
Source: Committee report by Heidi Hautala
Votes: 1 vote · 1 roll call
Sitting: Thursday 18 January 2024
Final vote: 163021

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0421
Dossier: 2023-2108
Source: Committee report by Heidi Hautala
Votes: 1 vote · 1 roll call
Sitting: Thursday 18 January 2024
Final vote: 163021

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

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Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

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

Groups

Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

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 8	Against 0	Abst. 2	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 26	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 52	Against 0	Abst. 3	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 27	Against 0	Abst. 8	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 65	Against 1	Abst. 7	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 14	Against 4	Abst. 2	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 0	Against 14	Abst. 7	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
ESN	For 0	Against 2	Abst. 1	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 2	Against 0	Abst. 3	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

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Members

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All votes on this decision, 1

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	Final vote on the motion for a resolution A9-0421/2023 – Heidi Hautala – Motion for a resolution	Roll call	426 for, 43 against, 86 abstained Adopted

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2023-0421

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/2108(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 18 January 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 12 July 2023 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 28 November 2023 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 8 December 2023 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 18 January 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFET · Author: MEP #2054 (Greens)

Connections

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No connections found for this decision.

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-18/4
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 18 January 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 18 January 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-18
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Shaping the EU’s position on the UN binding instrument on business and human rights, in particular on access to remedy and the protection of victims”. Decision, 18 January 2024. votingId 163021, document A-9-2023-0421, reference 2023-2108. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-18/4 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 18 January 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-18-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 18 January 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-18-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-18, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-01-18/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-01-18-4,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Shaping the EU’s position on the UN binding instrument on business and human rights, in particular on access to remedy and the protection of victims}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-01-18},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-18/4}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-18/4},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 163021, document A-9-2023-0421, reference 2023-2108. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-18-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-18-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-18 (CC BY 4.0)}
}