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Creation of a European initiative for an annual designation of European capitals for children

Effect
Adopted
Result
show of hands — no count
Date
14 March 2024, 12:37–12:38
Kind
Resolution
More facts (7)
Dossier
2024-2621
Source
Motion for a resolution
Votes
10 votes · 6 roll calls
Requested by
EPP (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call, 2 split votes)
Final vote
166587
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Result

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

Show of hands — no count

Adopted.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 9 parts of the text voted on separately (9 adopted).

Debate speakers and how they voted

The debate speakers are not available right now.

All votes on this decision, 10

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
1Separate vote on paragraph 1 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
2Paragraph 1 — part 2 B9-0174/2024 – § 1/2 Part voted on: “in collaboration with local authorities and civil society organisations led by or working with children;”Roll call399 for, 97 against, 28 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
3Separate vote on paragraph 2 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
Show the other 9 votesShow the other 7 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Paragraph 1 — part 2 B9-0174/2024 – § 1/2 Part voted on: “in collaboration with local authorities and civil society organisations led by or working with children;”Roll call399 for, 97 against, 28 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
3Separate vote on paragraph 2 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Paragraph 2 — part 2 B9-0174/2024 – § 2/2 Part voted on: “those words”Roll call399 for, 90 against, 27 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
5Separate vote on paragraph 5 B9-0174/2024 – § 5 Roll call391 for, 114 against, 20 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
6Separate vote on paragraph 6 B9-0174/2024 – § 6 Roll call412 for, 72 against, 28 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
7Separate vote on paragraph 7 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
8Paragraph 7 — part 2 B9-0174/2024 – § 7/2 Part voted on: “reiterates its call for an urgent increase in funding for the European Child Guarantee, with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion;”Roll call309 for, 191 against, 24 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP
9Separate vote on paragraph 11 B9-0174/2024 – § 11 Roll call393 for, 117 against, 13 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
10Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Show of hands Adopted

Roll calls requested by EPP, ECR · split votes by EPP, ECR (2).

Text

The text voted on.

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2621(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament adopted the text on 14 March 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 3 steps of the dossier
  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 14 March 2024 (done)
  3. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

No connections found for this decision.

Sources & citation

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

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Creation of a European initiative for an annual designation of European capitals for children”. Decision, 14 March 2024. votingId 166587, document B-9-2024-0174, reference 2024-2621. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/14 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: 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-2024-03-14-14,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Creation of a European initiative for an annual designation of European capitals for children}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-03-14},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/14}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-14/14},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 166587, document B-9-2024-0174, reference 2024-2621. Official source: 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)}
}