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Decision · Objection under Rule 111(3)

Commission delegated regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 as regards the amount of the visa fees

Effect
Objection failed
Result
271 for · 309 against · 31 abstained counted electronically, no names
Date
23 April 2024
Kind
Objection to a Commission measure
More facts (8)
Margin
by a small majority
Counts are for
the objection
Dossier
2024-2686
Source
Motion for a resolution
Votes
1 vote · 0 roll calls
Final vote
168584
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Result

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Final vote: 271 for, 309 against, 31 abstained (counted electronically, no names).

Objection failed by a small majority.

The objection failed — the Commission measure goes ahead.

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All votes on this decision, 1

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
1Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion for a resolution Counted271 for, 309 against, 31 abstained Rejected

Text

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Motion B-9-2024-0216

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Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation of 14 March 2024 that raises visa fees under Regulation (EC) No 810/2009. It says the increase breaks the co-legislators' agreement not to raise fees before visa digitalisation takes effect, and that it cannot enter into force.

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Dossier

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2024/2686(DEA) · Scrutiny of a delegated act

Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 as regards the amount of the visa fees

Parliament rejected the objection on 23 April 2024 — the Commission measure goes ahead.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 10 April 2024 (done)
  2. Committee work (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Rejected 23 April 2024 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · No text adopted (done)

Lead committee: LIBE · Author: Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D)

Connections

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Sources & citation

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Retrieved
26 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Commission delegated regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 as regards the amount of the visa fees”. Decision, 23 April 2024. votingId 168584, document B-9-2024-0216, reference 2024-2686. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/28 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official source: 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-2024-04-23-28,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Commission delegated regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 as regards the amount of the visa fees}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-23},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/28}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-23/28},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 168584, document B-9-2024-0216, reference 2024-2686. Official source: 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)}
}