Decision
Standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 340 for · 249 against · 34 abstained roll call
- Date
- 10 April 2024, 18:33–18:34
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by a small majority
- Text
- Report A-8-2017-0245
- Dossier
- 2016-0223
- Source
- Committee report by Matjaž Nemec
- Votes
- 19 votes · 7 roll calls · 1 amendment
- Requested by
- ID (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 10 April 2024
- Final vote
- 167357
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 340 for, 249 against, 34 abstained (roll call).
Passed by a small majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 14 parts of the text voted on separately (14 lapsed).
Backed by S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by The Left, Greens, 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.
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | Majority line | Clear line | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 0 | Against 12 | Abst. 1 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| Greens | For 3 | Against 26 | Abst. 0 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| S&D | For 62 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Renew | For 37 | Against 0 | Abst. 2 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| EPP | For 69 | Against 12 | Abst. 3 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| ECR | For 1 | Against 22 | Abst. 2 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| Patriots | For 1 | Against 26 | Abst. 0 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 4 | Abst. 0 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| No group | For 0 | Against 3 | Abst. 2 | Majority line Against | 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
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.
Debate speakers and how they voted
The debate speakers are not available right now.
All votes on this decision, 19
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 179 A8-0245/2017 – Matjaž Nemec – Rejection – Am 179 | Roll call | 147 for, 465 against, 9 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ID |
| 2 | Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative act A8-0245/2017 – Matjaž Nemec – Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative act | Roll call | 130 for, 484 against, 7 abstained Rejected | |
| 3 | Final vote on the provisional agreement A8-0245/2017 – Matjaž Nemec – Provisional agreement – Am 178 | Roll call | 340 for, 249 against, 34 abstained Adopted |
Show the other 18 votesShow the other 16 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative act A8-0245/2017 – Matjaž Nemec – Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative act | Roll call | 130 for, 484 against, 7 abstained Rejected | |
| 3 | Final vote on the provisional agreement A8-0245/2017 – Matjaž Nemec – Provisional agreement – Am 178 | Roll call | 340 for, 249 against, 34 abstained Adopted |
Roll call requested by ID.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a regulation on qualification for international protection replaces the Qualification Directive with a regulation setting common standards for refugee and subsidiary protection status.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2016/0223(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection and for the content of the protection granted and amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 22 May 2024 and now EU law.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 12 September 2016 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 15 June 2017 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 28 June 2017 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 14 February 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 10 April 2024 (done)
- Published as law · 22 May 2024 (done)
Lead committee: LIBE · Rapporteur: Matjaž NEMEC (S&D)
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.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection”. Decision, 10 April 2024. votingId 167357, document A-8-2017-0245, reference 2016-0223. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-10/8 (retrieved 25 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-2024-04-10-8,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-04-10},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-10/8}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-10/8},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 167357, document A-8-2017-0245, reference 2016-0223. 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)}
}