Decision
Common rules for the internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen (recast)
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 425 for · 64 against · 100 abstained roll call
- Date
- 11 April 2024, 13:28
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (7)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Text
- Report A-9-2023-0035
- Dossier
- 2021-0425
- Source
- Committee report by Jens Geier
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Thursday 11 April 2024
- Final vote
- 166842
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 425 for, 64 against, 100 abstained (roll call).
Passed by a large majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Backed by S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by The Left and ESN; Greens and Patriots mostly abstained.
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 10 | Abst. 1 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| Greens | For 5 | Against 4 | Abst. 16 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | |
| S&D | For 52 | Against 0 | Abst. 5 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Renew | For 33 | Against 0 | Abst. 5 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| EPP | For 76 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| ECR | For 25 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Patriots | For 7 | Against 1 | Abst. 18 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 4 | Abst. 0 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| No group | For 2 | Against 3 | Abst. 0 | 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, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the provisional agreement A9-0035/2023 – Jens Geier – Provisional agreement – Am 2 | Roll call | 425 for, 64 against, 100 abstained Adopted |
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 directive on common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen (recast) sets a framework to decarbonise the gas market and build a Union hydrogen market.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2021/0425(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen (recast)
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 15 July 2024 and now EU law.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 17 February 2022 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 9 February 2023 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 17 February 2023 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 23 January 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 11 April 2024 (done)
- Published as law · 15 July 2024 (done)
Lead committee: ITRE · Rapporteur: Jens GEIER (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
- 26 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Common rules for the internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen (recast)”. Decision, 11 April 2024. votingId 166842, document A-9-2023-0035, reference 2021-0425. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/4 (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-2024-04-11-4,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Common rules for the internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen (recast)}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-04-11},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/4}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-11/4},
urldate = {2026-09-26},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 166842, document A-9-2023-0035, reference 2021-0425. 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)}
}