Decision
Surface water and groundwater pollutants
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 452 for · 43 against · 83 abstained roll call
- Date
- 24 April 2024, 18:45
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (7)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Text
- Report A-9-2023-0238
- Dossier
- 2022/0344(COD)
- Source
- Committee report by Milan Brglez
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Wednesday 24 April 2024
- Final vote
- 168479
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 452 for, 43 against, 83 abstained (roll call).
Passed by a large majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by ECR; Patriots and ESN 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 11 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Greens | For 28 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| S&D | For 53 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Renew | For 28 | Against 2 | Abst. 4 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| EPP | For 82 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| ECR | For 5 | Against 12 | Abst. 6 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | |
| Patriots | For 5 | Against 1 | Abst. 18 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 0 | Abst. 4 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | |
| No group | For 2 | Against 1 | Abst. 1 | 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
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 A9-0238/2023 - Milan Brglez - Proposition de la Commission (amendée le 12 septembre 2023) | Roll call | 452 for, 43 against, 83 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 proposal to update EU water law sets stricter rules on pollutants, monitoring, and access to justice.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2022/0344(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Amending Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration and Directive 2008/105/EC on environmental quality standards in the field of water policy
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 20 April 2026 and now EU law.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 12 March 2026 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 17 March 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 18 March 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Voted 26 March 2026 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 20 October 2025 (done)
- Published as law · 20 April 2026 (done)
Lead committee: ENVI · Rapporteurs: Javi LÓPEZ (S&D), MEP #197446 (S&D)
Other decisions on this dossier
- 26 Mar 2026 Surface water and groundwater pollutants Approved without a vote
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
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Surface water and groundwater pollutants”. Decision, 24 April 2024. votingId 168479, document A-9-2023-0238, reference 2022/0344(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/37 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 24 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 24 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-24, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-24/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-24-37,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Surface water and groundwater pollutants}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-04-24},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/37}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/37},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 168479, document A-9-2023-0238, reference 2022/0344(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-24-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-24 (CC BY 4.0)}
}