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Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications

Effect
Passed
Result
372 for · 220 against · 43 abstained roll call
Date
6 February 2024, 12:56–12:58
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (8)
Margin
by a clear majority
Text
Report A-9-2023-0410
Dossier
2023/0055(COD)
Source
Committee report by Petar Vitanov
Votes
11 votes · 7 roll calls · 5 amendments
Requested by
EPP (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call)
Sitting
Tuesday 6 February 2024
Final vote
163765
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 372 for, 220 against, 43 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a clear majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 amendments (1 adopted, 4 rejected) and 3 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 2 lapsed).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D and Renew; opposed by EPP, ECR, 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.
GroupForAgainstAbst.Majority lineClear lineBar
The LeftFor 13Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
GreensFor 28Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
S&DFor 60Against 0Abst. 3Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 35Against 0Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 16Against 67Abst. 1Majority line AgainstClear line Against
ECRFor 4Against 15Abst. 5Majority line AgainstClear line Divided
PatriotsFor 3Against 19Abst. 5Majority line AgainstClear line Against
ESNFor 0Against 2Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
No groupFor 1Against 4Abst. 1Majority line AgainstClear line Against

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

The final vote by national delegation.

The breakdown by country is not available right now.

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

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All votes on this decision, 11

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.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Rejection Show of hands Rejected
2Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively Show of hands Adopted
3Amendment 54 to Article 6, paragraph 2, point a A9-0410/2023 – Petar Vitanov – Article 6, § 2, point a – Am 54D Roll call54 for, 507 against, 63 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively Show of hands Adopted
3Amendment 54 to Article 6, paragraph 2, point a A9-0410/2023 – Petar Vitanov – Article 6, § 2, point a – Am 54D Roll call54 for, 507 against, 63 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on Article 8, paragraph 2, point b Counted335 for, 283 against, 10 abstained Adopted
5Separate vote on Article 8, paragraph 2, point b Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
6Amendment 55 to Article 11, paragraph 1, point d A9-0410/2023 – Petar Vitanov – Article 11, § 1, point d – Am 55 Roll call116 for, 511 against, 4 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
7Amendment 56 to Article 14, paragraph 2 A9-0410/2023 – Petar Vitanov – Article 14, § 2 – Am 56 Roll call122 for, 500 against, 6 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
8Amendment 57 to Article 15, paragraph 2 A9-0410/2023 – Petar Vitanov – Article 15, § 2 – Am 57 Roll call121 for, 506 against, 3 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
9Amendment 51, adding text after recital 26 A9-0410/2023 – Petar Vitanov – After recital 26 – Am 51 Roll call320 for, 300 against, 14 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP
10Vote on text inserted after recital 26 Show of hands Lapsed
11Final vote A9-0410/2023 – Petar Vitanov – Commission proposal Roll call372 for, 220 against, 43 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by EPP, ID.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2023-0410

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive on the Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications. It sets rules for notifying and enforcing driving disqualifications across member states, with deadlines and use of the RESPER network.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/0055(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Execution of driving disqualifications with a Union-wide effect

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 5 November 2025 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 9 October 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 13 October 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 15 October 2025 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Voted 21 October 2025 (done)
  5. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 14 May 2025 (done)
  6. Published as law · 5 November 2025 (done)

Lead committee: TRAN · Rapporteurs: MEP #197844 (S&D), Matteo RICCI (S&D)

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Connections

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-06/1
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European Parliament (2024). “Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications”. Decision, 6 February 2024. votingId 163765, document A-9-2023-0410, reference 2023/0055(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-06/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 6 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-06-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 6 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-06-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-06, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-02-06/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2024-02-06-1,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-02-06},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-06/1}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-06/1},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 163765, document A-9-2023-0410, reference 2023/0055(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-06-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-06-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-06 (CC BY 4.0)}
}