Decision

Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary to strengthen the rule of law and its budgetary implications

Effect: Adopted
Result: 399 for · 117 against · 28 abstained roll call
Date: 24 April 2024, 18:53–18:54
Kind: Resolution

More facts (8)

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0223
Dossier: 2024-2683
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 8 votes · 8 roll calls · 7 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Sitting: Wednesday 24 April 2024
Final vote: 168862

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Motion B-9-2024-0223
Dossier: 2024-2683
Source: Motion for a resolution
Votes: 8 votes · 8 roll calls · 7 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call)
Sitting: Wednesday 24 April 2024
Final vote: 168862

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Votes on this decision

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Result

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Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 7 amendments (3 adopted, 4 rejected).

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

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 10	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 27	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 50	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 31	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 64	Against 5	Abst. 4	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 1	Against 20	Abst. 3	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
Patriots	For 0	Against 23	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
ESN	For 0	Against 4	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 0	Against 2	Abst. 1	Majority line Against	Clear 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

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Members

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All votes on this decision, 8

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	Amendment 5 to paragraph 1 B9-0223/2024 - § 1 - Am 5	Roll call	125 for, 418 against, 20 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
2	Amendment 2 to paragraph 3 B9-0223/2024 - § 3 - Am 2	Roll call	404 for, 123 against, 24 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
3	Amendment 1 to paragraph 5 B9-0223/2024 - § 5 - Am 1	Roll call	123 for, 428 against, 7 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendment 2 to paragraph 3 B9-0223/2024 - § 3 - Am 2	Roll call	404 for, 123 against, 24 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
3	Amendment 1 to paragraph 5 B9-0223/2024 - § 5 - Am 1	Roll call	123 for, 428 against, 7 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 3 to paragraph 8 B9-0223/2024 - § 8 - Am 3	Roll call	297 for, 248 against, 14 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
5	Amendment 4 to paragraph 8 B9-0223/2024 - § 8 - Am 4	Roll call	427 for, 121 against, 14 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Renew
6	Amendment 6 to paragraph 9 B9-0223/2024 - § 9 - Am 6	Roll call	110 for, 418 against, 31 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
7	Amendment 7 to paragraph 16 B9-0223/2024 - § 16 - Am 7	Roll call	123 for, 421 against, 12 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
8	Final vote — text as a whole B9-0223/2024 - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)	Roll call	399 for, 117 against, 28 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP

Roll calls requested by The Left, Renew, EPP, ECR.

Text

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Motion B-9-2024-0223

Dossier

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2024/2683(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary to strengthen Rule of Law and its budgetary implications

Parliament adopted the text on 24 April 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 24 April 2024 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Connections

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/54
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 24 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 24 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-24
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary to strengthen the rule of law and its budgetary implications”. Decision, 24 April 2024. votingId 168862, document B-9-2024-0223, reference 2024-2683. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/54 (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-2024-04-24-54,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Hungary to strengthen the rule of law and its budgetary implications}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-24},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/54}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-24/54},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 168862, document B-9-2024-0223, reference 2024-2683. 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)}
}