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The time the European Commission takes to deal with requests for public access to documents

Effect: Adopted
Result: 535 for · 1 against · 1 abstained roll call
Date: 14 March 2024, 12:34–12:36
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0162
Dossier: 2023-2941
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 15 votes · 15 roll calls · 14 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 14 March 2024
Final vote: 166609

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0162
Dossier: 2023-2941
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 15 votes · 15 roll calls · 14 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 14 March 2024
Final vote: 166609

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

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Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 14 amendments (7 adopted, 7 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, 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.
Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 10	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 27	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 52	Against 1	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 35	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 68	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 21	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 24	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
ESN	For 4	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
No group	For 3	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For

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, 15

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 14, adding text after paragraph 2 B9-0162/2024 – After § 2 – Am 14	Roll call	233 for, 229 against, 59 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
2	Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 4 B9-0162/2024 – After § 4 – Am 5	Roll call	242 for, 226 against, 63 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
3	Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 4 B9-0162/2024 – After § 4 – Am 6	Roll call	353 for, 164 against, 13 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 4 B9-0162/2024 – After § 4 – Am 5	Roll call	242 for, 226 against, 63 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
3	Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 4 B9-0162/2024 – After § 4 – Am 6	Roll call	353 for, 164 against, 13 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 4 B9-0162/2024 – After § 4 – Am 8	Roll call	356 for, 162 against, 13 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
5	Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 4 B9-0162/2024 – After § 4 – Am 10	Roll call	170 for, 341 against, 17 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
6	Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 4 B9-0162/2024 – After § 4 – Am 11	Roll call	162 for, 345 against, 24 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
7	Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 5 B9-0162/2024 – After § 5 – Am 9	Roll call	162 for, 352 against, 20 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
8	Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 6 B9-0162/2024 – After § 6 – Am 12	Roll call	233 for, 287 against, 5 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
9	Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 7 B9-0162/2024 – After § 7 – Am 1	Roll call	265 for, 260 against, 10 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left
10	Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 10 B9-0162/2024 – After § 10 – Am 2	Roll call	264 for, 189 against, 77 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left
11	Amendment 4 to paragraph 11 B9-0162/2024 – § 11 – Am 4	Roll call	206 for, 287 against, 25 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
12	Amendment 3 to paragraph 11 B9-0162/2024 – § 11 – Am 3	Roll call	251 for, 248 against, 30 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: The Left
13	Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 11 B9-0162/2024 – After § 11 – Am 13	Roll call	171 for, 245 against, 114 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
14	Amendment 7, adding text after citation 9 B9-0162/2024 – After citation 9 – Am 7	Roll call	231 for, 300 against, 2 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
15	Final vote — text as a whole B9-0162/2024 – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)	Roll call	535 for, 1 against, 1 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: S&D

Roll calls requested by The Left, S&D, ECR.

Text

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Motion B-9-2024-0162

Dossier

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/13
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 14 March 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 14 March 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-14
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “The time the European Commission takes to deal with requests for public access to documents”. Decision, 14 March 2024. votingId 166609, document B-9-2024-0162, reference 2023-2941. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/13 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 14 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-14-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 14 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-14-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-14, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-03-14/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-03-14-13,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{The time the European Commission takes to deal with requests for public access to documents}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-03-14},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/13}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/13},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 166609, document B-9-2024-0162, reference 2023-2941. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-14-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-14-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-14 (CC BY 4.0)}
}