Decision · Objection under Rule 111(3)

Deleting Gibraltar from the table in Point I of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675

Effect: Objection passed
Result: 490 for · 64 against · 56 abstained roll call
Date: 23 April 2024, 13:26
Kind: Objection to a Commission measure

More facts (9)

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Counts are for: the objection
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0222
Dossier: 2024-2688
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 21 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: Greens (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · S&D (1 split vote) · ECR (4 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Sitting: Tuesday 23 April 2024
Final vote: 168724

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Counts are for: the objection
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0222
Dossier: 2024-2688
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 21 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: Greens (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · S&D (1 split vote) · ECR (4 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Sitting: Tuesday 23 April 2024
Final vote: 168724

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

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Objection passed by an overwhelming majority.

The objection passed, so the Commission measure cannot enter into force.

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

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

Groups

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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 9	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 28	Against 1	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 58	Against 3	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 37	Against 1	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 66	Against 9	Abst. 5	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 15	Against 8	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line Divided
Patriots	For 7	Against 7	Abst. 12	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Divided
ESN	For 1	Against 0	Abst. 3	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained
No group	For 3	Against 0	Abst. 2	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.

Countries

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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	Requested by
1	Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion for a resolution	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested byroll call: Greens
2	Recital F — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘which’ and ‘poses significant risks’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
3	Recital F — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Recital F — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘which’ and ‘poses significant risks’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
3	Recital F — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Recital J — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘the UAE’ and ‘Gibraltar’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: S&D, Greens, ECR
5	Recital J — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “the UAE”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: S&D, Greens, ECR
6	Recital J — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “Gibraltar”	Counted	293 for, 276 against, 34 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: S&D, Greens, ECR
7	Separate vote on recital K	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: ECR
8	Separate vote on recital L	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: ECR
9	Vote on text inserted after recital M	Counted	303 for, 224 against, 78 abstained Adopted
10	Vote on text inserted after recital M	Show of hands	Adopted
11	Vote on text inserted after recital M	Show of hands	Adopted
12	Vote on text inserted after recital M	Show of hands	Adopted
13	Separate vote on recital N	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: ECR
14	Recital O — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘based in UAE’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
15	Recital O — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
16	Separate vote on recital P	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: ECR
17	Separate vote on recital Q	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: ECR
18	Recital R — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “whereas improvements in the AML/CFT framework in the UAE are undeniable and very welcome,”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
19	Recital R — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: ‘taking into consideration the elements outlined above a delisting of the UAE from the Union’s list of high-risk third countries may not, however, properly ensure the protection of the integrity of the Union financial system, given the high exposure of the internal market to the UAE as a financial and trading hub;’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
20	Recital R — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “whereas a more thorough assessment of the risks and effective reforms carried out by the UAE is required before delisting the country;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
21	Final vote — text as a whole B9-0210/2024 – Motion for a resolution	Roll call	490 for, 64 against, 56 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens

Roll call requested by Greens · split votes by Greens, S&D, ECR (4) · separate votes by ECR.

Text

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Motion B-9-2024-0222

Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2024/2688(DEA) · Scrutiny of a delegated act

Commission Delegated Regulation amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 as regards adding Kenya and Namibia to the table in point I of the Annex and deleting Barbados, Gibraltar, Panama, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates from that table

Parliament adopted the objection on 23 April 2024 — the Commission measure is blocked.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 10 April 2024 (done)
Committee work (done)
Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 23 April 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: ECON

Connections

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/26
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 23 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 23 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-23
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Deleting Gibraltar from the table in Point I of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675”. Decision, 23 April 2024. votingId 168724, document B-9-2024-0222, reference 2024-2688. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/26 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 23 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-23-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 23 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-23-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-23, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-23/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-23-26,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Deleting Gibraltar from the table in Point I of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-23},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/26}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/26},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 168724, document B-9-2024-0222, reference 2024-2688. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-23-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-23-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-23 (CC BY 4.0)}
}