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Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles

Effect
Passed
Result
341 for · 268 against · 14 abstained roll call
Date
10 April 2024, 18:41
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (8)
Margin
by a small majority
Dossier
2023-0042
Source
Committee report by Bas Eickhout
Votes
12 votes · 6 roll calls
Requested by
Greens (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Final vote
166887
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Result

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

Final vote: 341 for, 268 against, 14 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a small majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 parts of the text voted on separately (8 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 59Against 0Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 32Against 5Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 16Against 66Abst. 2Majority line AgainstClear line Against
ECRFor 3Against 22Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
PatriotsFor 0Against 27Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
ESNFor 0Against 4Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
No groupFor 0Against 5Abst. 0Majority 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.

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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, 12

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
1Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative act A9-0313/2023 – Bas Eickhout – Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative act Roll call279 for, 332 against, 10 abstained Rejected
2Final vote on the provisional agreement A9-0313/2023 – Bas Eickhout – Provisional agreement – Am 147 Roll call341 for, 268 against, 14 abstained Adopted
3Final vote Text as a whole Show of hands Lapsed
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Final vote on the provisional agreement A9-0313/2023 – Bas Eickhout – Provisional agreement – Am 147 Roll call341 for, 268 against, 14 abstained Adopted
3Final vote Text as a whole Show of hands Lapsed

Roll calls requested by Greens, EPP, ECR.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2023-0313

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Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal to strengthen CO₂ emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles. It raises the 2035-2039 reduction target to 70%, extends targets to vocational vehicles and small lorries, and sets a zero-emission mandate for urban buses.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/0042(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 as regards strengthening the CO₂ emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and integrating reporting obligations, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/956

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 6 June 2024 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 29 March 2023 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 24 October 2023 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 30 October 2023 (done)
  4. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 14 February 2024 (done)
  5. Plenary vote · Adopted 10 April 2024 (done)
  6. Published as law · 6 June 2024 (done)

Lead committee: ENVI · Rapporteur: MEP #96725 (Greens)

Connections

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

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Sources & citation

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

Retrieved
26 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles”. Decision, 10 April 2024. votingId 166887, document A-9-2023-0313, reference 2023-0042. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-10/15 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 10 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-10-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 10 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-10-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-10, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-10/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-10-15,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-10/15}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-10/15},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 166887, document A-9-2023-0313, reference 2023-0042. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-10-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-10-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-10 (CC BY 4.0)}
}