Decision

2022 discharge: European Border and Coast Guard Agency

Effect: Adopted
Result: 432 for · 146 against · 21 abstained roll call
Date: 11 April 2024, 13:13–13:16
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0113
Dossier: 2023-2172
Source: Committee report by Petri Sarvamaa
Votes: 21 votes · 11 roll calls · 5 amendments
Requested by: EPP (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ID (1 roll call, 2 split votes)
Sitting: Thursday 11 April 2024
Final vote: 167981

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-9-2024-0113
Dossier: 2023-2172
Source: Committee report by Petri Sarvamaa
Votes: 21 votes · 11 roll calls · 5 amendments
Requested by: EPP (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ID (1 roll call, 2 split votes)
Sitting: Thursday 11 April 2024
Final vote: 167981

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Result

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Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 amendments (5 rejected) and 14 parts of the text voted on separately (8 adopted, 6 rejected).

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

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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.
Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 1	Against 10	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
Greens	For 0	Against 25	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
S&D	For 46	Against 12	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 37	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 80	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 23	Against 0	Abst. 3	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 10	Against 13	Abst. 2	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided
ESN	For 0	Against 0	Abst. 4	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained
No group	For 3	Against 2	Abst. 0	Majority line For	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.

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Members

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All votes on this decision, 21

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.	Vote	Recorded	Result
1	Final vote A9-0113/2024 – Petri Sarvamaa – Proposal for a decision	Roll call	432 for, 146 against, 21 abstained Adopted
2	Separate vote on paragraph 2	Show of hands	Rejected
3	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2	Show of hands	Rejected

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Separate vote on paragraph 2	Show of hands	Rejected
3	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2	Show of hands	Rejected

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 4 A9-0113/2024 – Petri Sarvamaa – After § 4 – Am 3	Roll call	126 for, 466 against, 10 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
5	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4	Show of hands	Rejected
6	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 6	Show of hands	Rejected
7	Separate vote on paragraph 12	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested bysplit: EPP
8	Separate vote on paragraph 12	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
9	Separate vote on paragraph 12	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
10	Amendment 7 to paragraph 14 A9-0113/2024 – Petri Sarvamaa – § 14 – Am 7	Roll call	154 for, 453 against, 0 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
11	Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 14 A9-0113/2024 – Petri Sarvamaa – After § 14 – Am 8	Roll call	143 for, 460 against, 4 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
12	Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 14 A9-0113/2024 – Petri Sarvamaa – After § 14 – Am 9	Roll call	247 for, 343 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
13	Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 14 A9-0113/2024 – Petri Sarvamaa – After § 14 – Am 10	Roll call	191 for, 402 against, 10 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ID
14	Paragraph 15 — part 1 A9-0113/2024 – Petri Sarvamaa – § 15/1 Part voted on: ‘Notes the increase in the Frontex-supported returns implemented on a voluntary basis from 26 % in 2021 to 39 % in 2022; commends the implementation of the first fully fledged Frontex-led return operations, whereby the Agency - taking over the role of the organising Member State - returned 80 third-country nationals to Albania and Nigeria; notes the Agency’s report titled “Cooperation between the Agency and third countries in 2022” in which the Agency elaborates on its external dimension activities, such as: – further developing dialogue and cooperation with various partners (e.g. Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership Region, Africa and the Middle East); – its work on data protection standards and fundamental rights; – providing technical and operational assistance to third countries to tackle, among others, cross-border crime; – and capacity-building actions (e.g. training);’	Roll call	540 for, 54 against, 8 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
15	Paragraph 15 — part 2 A9-0113/2024 – Petri Sarvamaa – § 15/2 Part voted on: ‘expresses concern about some reports, that might suggest the involvement of the Agency in human rights violations, including in its external dimension activities, particularly the alleged facilitation of illegal pushbacks at Union’s external border; notes that according to recent information provided by the Agency, it has been sharing coordinates of migrants in distress with Libyan actors in the last three years; notes two pending Serious Incident Reports on interceptions of migrants by Tareq Bin Zeyad following the Agency’s detection;’	Roll call	331 for, 250 against, 14 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
16	Paragraph 21 — part 1 A9-0113/2024 – Petri Sarvamaa – § 21/1 Part voted on: “Recalls that the Agency and relevant Member States authorities constitute the main guarantor for strong and protected European external borders”	Roll call	551 for, 50 against, 2 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID; split: ID
17	Separate vote on paragraph 21	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ID
18	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 21	Counted	323 for, 266 against, 1 abstained Adopted
19	Separate vote on paragraph 23 A9-0113/2024 – Petri Sarvamaa – § 23	Roll call	446 for, 134 against, 17 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ID
20	Separate vote on paragraph 33	Show of hands	Rejected
21	Final vote — text as a whole A9-0113/2024 – Petri Sarvamaa – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	387 for, 104 against, 107 abstained Adopted

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

Text

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Report A-9-2024-0113

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Parliament grants the Executive Director of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency discharge for the 2022 budget and approves the closure of the Agency's 2022 accounts.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/2172(DEC) · Discharge procedure

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 10 October 2024 and now EU law.

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Referred to committee · 12 September 2023 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 4 March 2024 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 13 March 2024 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 11 April 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: CONT · Author: MEP #112611 (EPP)

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/35
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-11
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “2022 discharge: European Border and Coast Guard Agency”. Decision, 11 April 2024. votingId 167981, document A-9-2024-0113, reference 2023-2172. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/35 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 11 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-11, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-11/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-11-35,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{2022 discharge: European Border and Coast Guard Agency}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-11},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/35}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/35},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 167981, document A-9-2024-0113, reference 2023-2172. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-11-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-11 (CC BY 4.0)}
}