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Standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast)

Effect
Passed
Result
398 for · 162 against · 60 abstained roll call
Date
10 April 2024, 18:34
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (8)
Margin
by a large majority
Dossier
2016-0222
Source
Committee report by Sophia in 't Veld
Votes
23 votes · 11 roll calls
Requested by
ID (1 roll call)
Final vote
167007
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Result

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

Final vote: 398 for, 162 against, 60 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a large majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 19 parts of the text voted on separately (19 lapsed).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by ECR, Patriots and ESN; The Left mostly abstained.

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 3Against 1Abst. 9Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained
GreensFor 21Against 0Abst. 8Majority line ForClear line For
S&DFor 60Against 0Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 37Against 0Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 70Against 11Abst. 3Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 1Against 21Abst. 2Majority 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.

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.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

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All votes on this decision, 23

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 A8-0186/2017 – Sophia in 't Veld – Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative act Roll call131 for, 485 against, 5 abstained Rejected
2Final vote on the provisional agreement A8-0186/2017 – Sophia in 't Veld – Provisional agreement – Am 146 Roll call398 for, 162 against, 60 abstained Adopted
3Final vote Text as a whole Show of hands Lapsed
Show the other 22 votesShow the other 20 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Final vote on the provisional agreement A8-0186/2017 – Sophia in 't Veld – Provisional agreement – Am 146 Roll call398 for, 162 against, 60 abstained Adopted
3Final vote Text as a whole Show of hands Lapsed
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 1, point 3 Show of hands Lapsed
5Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 1, point 3 Show of hands Lapsed
6Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
7Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
8Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 2 Show of hands Lapsed
9Separate vote on Article 7, paragraph 2, point a Show of hands Lapsed
10Separate vote on Article 7, paragraph 2, point a Show of hands Lapsed
11Separate vote on Article 7, paragraph 5 Show of hands Lapsed
12Separate vote on Article 7, paragraph 5 Show of hands Lapsed
13Separate vote on Article 7, paragraph 8 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
14Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 1 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
15Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 1 Show of hands Lapsed
16Separate vote on Article 18, paragraph 1 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
17Separate vote on Article 19, paragraph 1, point 1 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
18Separate vote on Article 19, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2 Show of hands Lapsed
19Separate vote on recital 8 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
20Separate vote on recital 9 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
21Separate vote on recital 12 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
22Separate vote on recital 14 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
23Final vote Commission proposal Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed

Roll call requested by ID.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-8-2017-0186

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 directive on reception conditions for applicants for international protection. It sets standards on information, residence, detention, health care, education, labour market access, language courses and support for applicants with specific reception needs.

Read the text · Report a problem

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2016/0222(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

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 · 15 September 2016 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 25 April 2017 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 10 May 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: MEP #28266 (Renew)

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 reception of applicants for international protection (recast)”. Decision, 10 April 2024. votingId 167007, document A-8-2017-0186, reference 2016-0222. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-10/9 (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-2024-04-10-9,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast)}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-10/9}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-10/9},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 167007, document A-8-2017-0186, reference 2016-0222. 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)}
}