Skip to content

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
Dossier
2016-0223
Source
Committee report by Matjaž Nemec
Votes
19 votes · 7 roll calls · 1 amendment
Requested by
ID (1 roll call)
Final vote
167357
More

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.

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 0Against 12Abst. 1Majority line AgainstClear line Against
GreensFor 3Against 26Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
S&DFor 62Against 0Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 37Against 0Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 69Against 12Abst. 3Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 1Against 22Abst. 2Majority line AgainstClear line Against
PatriotsFor 1Against 26Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
ESNFor 0Against 4Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
No groupFor 0Against 3Abst. 2Majority line AgainstClear 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.

Show all 623 members

Debate speakers and how they voted

The debate speakers are not available right now.

All votes on this decision, 19

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
1Amendment 179 A8-0245/2017 – Matjaž Nemec – Rejection – Am 179 Roll call147 for, 465 against, 9 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
2Request 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 call130 for, 484 against, 7 abstained Rejected
3Final vote on the provisional agreement A8-0245/2017 – Matjaž Nemec – Provisional agreement – Am 178 Roll call340 for, 249 against, 34 abstained Adopted
Show the other 18 votesShow the other 16 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Request 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 call130 for, 484 against, 7 abstained Rejected
3Final vote on the provisional agreement A8-0245/2017 – Matjaž Nemec – Provisional agreement – Am 178 Roll call340 for, 249 against, 34 abstained Adopted
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Final vote Text as a whole Show of hands Lapsed
5Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 1, point 16 Show of hands Lapsed
6Separate vote on Article 11, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1, after point f Show of hands Lapsed
7Separate vote on Article 12, after paragraph 3 Show of hands Lapsed
8Separate vote on Article 14, paragraph 1, point e Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
9Separate vote on Article 15, paragraph 1, point b Show of hands Lapsed
10Separate vote on Article 15, paragraph 1, point b Show of hands Lapsed
11Separate vote on Article 18, after paragraph 2 Show of hands Lapsed
12Separate vote on Article 33, paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
13Separate vote on Article 33, paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
14Separate vote on Article 35, paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
15Separate vote on Article 35, paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
16Separate vote on recital 2 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
17Separate vote on recital 2 Show of hands Lapsed
18Vote on text inserted after recital 2 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
19Final vote Commission proposal Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed

Roll call requested by ID.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-8-2017-0245

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.

Read the text · Report a problem

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
  1. Referred to committee · 12 September 2016 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 15 June 2017 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 28 June 2017 (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 · 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.

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)}
}