Decision

Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report

Effect: Adopted
Result: 374 for · 113 against · 45 abstained roll call
Date: 28 February 2024, 18:21–18:25
Kind: Resolution

More facts (8)

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0025
Dossier: 2023-2113
Source: Committee report by Sophia in 't Veld
Votes: 26 votes · 25 roll calls · 14 amendments
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call) · MEPs (4 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Sitting: Wednesday 28 February 2024
Final vote: 164555

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0025
Dossier: 2023-2113
Source: Committee report by Sophia in 't Veld
Votes: 26 votes · 25 roll calls · 14 amendments
Requested by: Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call) · MEPs (4 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Sitting: Wednesday 28 February 2024
Final vote: 164555

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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 14 amendments (9 adopted, 5 rejected) and 11 parts of the text voted on separately (11 adopted).

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. 3	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 25	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 51	Against 4	Abst. 2	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 31	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 56	Against 6	Abst. 12	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 0	Against 14	Abst. 3	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
Patriots	For 0	Against 21	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
ESN	For 0	Against 2	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 1	Against 2	Abst. 2	Majority line Tie	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, 26

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 1 Rapport sur le rapport 2023 de la Commission sur l’état de droit - Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report - Bericht über den Bericht der Kommission über die Rechtsstaatlichkeit 2023 - A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Proposition de résolution de remplacement - Am 1	Roll call	104 for, 422 against, 2 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
2	Amendment 3 to paragraph 2 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 2 - Am 3	Roll call	389 for, 133 against, 10 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
3	Separate vote on paragraph 11	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: MEPs

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendment 3 to paragraph 2 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 2 - Am 3	Roll call	389 for, 133 against, 10 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
3	Separate vote on paragraph 11	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: MEPs

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 11 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Après le § 11 - Am 4	Roll call	173 for, 329 against, 32 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP
5	Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 11 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Après le § 11 - Am 5	Roll call	172 for, 248 against, 112 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP
6	Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 11 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Après le § 11 - Am 6	Roll call	200 for, 213 against, 115 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP
7	Amendment 8 to paragraph 18 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 18 - Am 8	Roll call	411 for, 96 against, 25 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
8	Paragraph 24 — part 1 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 24/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘notes, with great concern, the recent developments in Greece, where independent authorities such as the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (ADAE) and the Greek Data Protection Authority have been under increasing pressure due to their work concerning the illegitimate use of spyware, with the ADAE’s board members having been hurriedly replaced recently by the Greek Parliament, apparently as a result of the ADAE’s imminent decision to impose a fine on the Greek intelligence agency;’”	Roll call	398 for, 103 against, 20 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: MEPs
9	Paragraph 24 — part 2 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 24/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	289 for, 160 against, 78 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: MEPs
10	Amendment 9 to paragraph 27 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 27 - Am 9	Roll call	380 for, 130 against, 15 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
11	Amendment 10 to paragraph 28 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 28 - Am 10	Roll call	382 for, 102 against, 43 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
12	Amendment 11 to paragraph 34 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 34 - Am 11	Roll call	198 for, 135 against, 199 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
13	Paragraph 35 — part 1 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 35/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘lack of decisive breakthrough in the investigation into the’ and ‘on the basis of evidence that appears to have been available to the police the entire time;’”	Roll call	511 for, 6 against, 20 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: MEPs
14	Paragraph 35 — part 2 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 35/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	347 for, 126 against, 53 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: MEPs
15	Amendment 12 to paragraph 36 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 36 - Am 12	Roll call	416 for, 79 against, 32 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
16	Amendment 13 to paragraph 47 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 47 - Am 13	Roll call	383 for, 141 against, 7 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
17	Amendment 14 to paragraph 57 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 57 - Am 14	Roll call	157 for, 242 against, 134 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP
18	Paragraph 67 — part 1 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 67/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and rights’ and ‘believes that the right to safe and legal abortion should be anchored in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;’”	Roll call	459 for, 48 against, 29 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: MEPs
19	Paragraph 67 — part 2 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 67/2 Part voted on: “and rights”	Roll call	406 for, 73 against, 51 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: MEPs
20	Paragraph 67 — part 3 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 67/3 Part voted on: “believes that the right to safe and legal abortion should be anchored in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;”	Roll call	344 for, 115 against, 64 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: MEPs
21	Separate vote on paragraph 93 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 93	Roll call	296 for, 223 against, 12 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; separate: MEPs
22	Paragraph 71 — part 1 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 71/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls for the establishment of a comprehensive EU search and rescue mission implemented by the Member States’ competent authorities and Frontex;’”	Roll call	462 for, 61 against, 12 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: MEPs
23	Paragraph 71 — part 2 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - § 71/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	290 for, 186 against, 48 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: MEPs
24	Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 71 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Après le § 71 - Am 15	Roll call	352 for, 74 against, 91 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew, EPP
25	Amendment 2, adding text after recital E A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Après le considérant E - Am 2	Roll call	395 for, 103 against, 35 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
26	Final vote — text as a whole A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)	Roll call	374 for, 113 against, 45 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by Renew, EPP, ID · split votes by MEPs (4) · separate votes by MEPs.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2024-0025

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/2113(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 28 February 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 23 January 2024 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 1 February 2024 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 28 February 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: LIBE · Author: MEP #28266 (Renew)

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/15
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-28
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report”. Decision, 28 February 2024. votingId 164555, document A-9-2024-0025, reference 2023-2113. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/15 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-02-28/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-02-28-15,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-02-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/15}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-28/15},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 164555, document A-9-2024-0025, reference 2023-2113. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
}