Decision

Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime

Effect: Adopted
Result: 397 for · 121 against · 26 abstained roll call
Date: 18 January 2024, 12:19–12:20
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0377
Dossier: 2023-2068
Source: Committee report by Maite Pagazaurtundúa
Votes: 14 votes · 8 roll calls · 7 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 18 January 2024
Final vote: 162202

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0377
Dossier: 2023-2068
Source: Committee report by Maite Pagazaurtundúa
Votes: 14 votes · 8 roll calls · 7 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 18 January 2024
Final vote: 162202

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Votes on this decision

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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 7 amendments (7 rejected) and 6 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 4 rejected).

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

Groups

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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 8	Against 0	Abst. 2	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 25	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 53	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 34	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 61	Against 4	Abst. 4	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 1	Against 18	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
Patriots	For 0	Against 21	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
ESN	For 0	Against 3	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 1	Against 0	Abst. 4	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained

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, 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 4, adding text after paragraph 1 A9-0377/2023 – Maite Pagazaurtundúa – After § 1 – Am 4	Roll call	119 for, 414 against, 18 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
2	Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 1 A9-0377/2023 – Maite Pagazaurtundúa – After § 1 – Am 7	Roll call	124 for, 415 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
3	Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 1 A9-0377/2023 – Maite Pagazaurtundúa – After § 1 – Am 8	Roll call	124 for, 429 against, 7 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 1 A9-0377/2023 – Maite Pagazaurtundúa – After § 1 – Am 7	Roll call	124 for, 415 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
3	Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 1 A9-0377/2023 – Maite Pagazaurtundúa – After § 1 – Am 8	Roll call	124 for, 429 against, 7 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 10 to paragraph 7 A9-0377/2023 – Maite Pagazaurtundúa – § 7 – Am 10	Roll call	136 for, 396 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
5	Paragraph 7 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Recommends that Article 83 TFEU be amended to make it subject to reinforced qualified majority rather than the current required unanimity;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: The Left
6	Paragraph 7 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “calls for the “passerelle clause” to be activated in this regard;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: The Left
7	Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 9 A9-0377/2023 – Maite Pagazaurtundúa – After § 9 – Am 9	Roll call	133 for, 414 against, 10 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
8	Amendment 11 to paragraph 10 A9-0377/2023 – Maite Pagazaurtundúa – § 10 – Am 11	Roll call	117 for, 415 against, 10 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
9	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11	Show of hands	Rejected
10	Separate vote on paragraph 13	Show of hands	Rejected
11	Vote on text inserted after citation 18	Show of hands	Rejected
12	Separate vote on recital G	Show of hands	Rejected
13	Amendment 6, adding text after recital M A9-0377/2023 – Maite Pagazaurtundúa – After recital M – Am 6	Roll call	119 for, 421 against, 6 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
14	Final vote — text as a whole A9-0377/2023 – Maite Pagazaurtundúa – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)	Roll call	397 for, 121 against, 26 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by ECR, ID · split votes by The Left.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2023-0377

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/2068(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 · 11 May 2023 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 13 November 2023 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 28 November 2023 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 18 January 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: LIBE · Author: MEP #125038 (Renew)

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-18/6
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

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European Parliament (2024). “Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime”. Decision, 18 January 2024. votingId 162202, document A-9-2023-0377, reference 2023-2068. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-18/6 (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-2024-01-18-6,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-01-18},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-18/6}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-18/6},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 162202, document A-9-2023-0377, reference 2023-2068. 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)}
}