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Decision

Statistics on population and housing

Effect
Passed
Result
433 for · 116 against · 23 abstained roll call
Date
24 April 2024, 18:49–18:50
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (8)
Margin
by a large majority
Source
Committee report by Irena Joveva
Votes
6 votes · 5 roll calls · 4 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call)
Final vote
168469
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 433 for, 116 against, 23 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a large majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (2 adopted, 2 rejected).

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

Groups

Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

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.
GroupForAgainstAbst.Majority lineClear lineBar
The LeftFor 9Against 0Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
GreensFor 27Against 0Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
S&DFor 53Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 31Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 78Against 0Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 0Against 24Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
PatriotsFor 1Against 20Abst. 3Majority line AgainstClear line Against
ESNFor 0Against 4Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
No groupFor 1Against 2Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against

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.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

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All votes on this decision, 6

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
1Amendments 56 + 1 (voted as one) A9-0284/2023 - Irena Joveva - Ensemble du texte - Am 56PC1 Roll call449 for, 91 against, 37 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
2Final vote Text as a whole Show of hands Lapsed
3Amendment 57 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 3 A9-0284/2023 - Irena Joveva - Article 2, § 1, point 3 - Am 57 Roll call65 for, 423 against, 85 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
Show the other 5 votesShow the other 3 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Final vote Text as a whole Show of hands Lapsed
3Amendment 57 to Article 2, paragraph 1, point 3 A9-0284/2023 - Irena Joveva - Article 2, § 1, point 3 - Am 57 Roll call65 for, 423 against, 85 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 58 to Annex A9-0284/2023 - Irena Joveva - Annexe - Am 58 Roll call33 for, 531 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
5Amendments 56 + 2 (voted as one) to Annex A9-0284/2023 - Irena Joveva - Annexe - Am 56PC2 Roll call434 for, 105 against, 37 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Renew
6Final vote A9-0284/2023 - Irena Joveva - Proposition de la Commission Roll call433 for, 116 against, 23 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-9-2023-0284

AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on European statistics on population and housing sets rules for collecting and sharing data, emphasizing use of administrative sources, protection of personal data, and inclusion of hard-to-reach groups.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2023/0008(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Statistics on population and housing, amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 763/2008 and (EU) No 1260/2013

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 12 December 2025 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 9 October 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 23 October 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 24 October 2025 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Voted 13 November 2025 (done)
  5. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 5 June 2025 (done)
  6. Published as law · 12 December 2025 (done)

Lead committee: EMPL · Rapporteur: Irena JOVEVA (Renew)

Other decisions on this dossier

Connections

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Statistics on population and housing”. Decision, 24 April 2024. votingId 168469, document A-9-2023-0284, reference 2023/0008(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/39 (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-2024-04-24-39,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Statistics on population and housing}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-24},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/39}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/39},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 168469, document A-9-2023-0284, reference 2023/0008(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)}
}