Decision
Interinstitutional Body for Ethical Standards
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 301 for · 216 against · 23 abstained roll call
- Date
- 25 April 2024, 13:26–13:40
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by a clear majority
- Text
- Report A-9-2024-0181
- Dossier
- 2024-2008
- Source
- Committee report by Daniel Freund
- Votes
- 96 votes · 13 roll calls · 10 amendments
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call, 1 split vote, 1 separate vote) · ID (1 roll call, 1 split vote, 1 separate vote)
- Sitting
- Thursday 25 April 2024
- Final vote
- 168984
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 301 for, 216 against, 23 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a clear majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 10 amendments (10 rejected) and 84 parts of the text voted on separately (11 adopted, 73 rejected).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D and Renew; opposed by EPP, 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.
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | Majority line | Clear line | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 8 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Greens | For 27 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| S&D | For 48 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Renew | For 32 | Against 0 | Abst. 2 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| EPP | For 12 | Against 63 | Abst. 5 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| ECR | For 1 | Against 19 | Abst. 1 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| Patriots | For 0 | Against 18 | Abst. 1 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 4 | Abst. 0 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| No group | For 3 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For |
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, 96
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motion for adjournment of the vote (Rule 200(4)) | Counted | 256 for, 264 against, 13 abstained Rejected | |
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Counted | 227 for, 297 against, 11 abstained Rejected | |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Counted | 229 for, 293 against, 9 abstained Rejected |
Show the other 95 votesShow the other 93 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Counted | 227 for, 297 against, 11 abstained Rejected | |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Counted | 229 for, 293 against, 9 abstained Rejected |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 5 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - Après le § 1 - Am 1 | Roll call | 137 for, 389 against, 13 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 6 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 7 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 8 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 | Counted | 241 for, 288 against, 5 abstained Rejected | |
| 9 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - Après le § 2 - Am 2 | Roll call | 116 for, 416 against, 5 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 10 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 2 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - Après le § 2 - Am 3 | Roll call | 65 for, 457 against, 16 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 11 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 12 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 13 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 14 | Separate vote on paragraph 3 | Counted | 298 for, 236 against, 5 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: ID |
| 15 | Paragraph 3 — part 2 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - § 3/2 Part voted on: “before” | Roll call | 302 for, 234 against, 5 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: ID |
| 16 | Paragraph 3 — part 3 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - § 3/3 Part voted on: “and after” | Roll call | 302 for, 236 against, 3 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP; separate: ID |
| 17 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 18 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 19 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4 | Counted | 239 for, 296 against, 3 abstained Rejected | |
| 20 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 21 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 22 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 23 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 7 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - § 7 - Am 4 | Roll call | 50 for, 480 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 24 | Separate vote on paragraph 7 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 25 | Separate vote on paragraph 7 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 26 | Separate vote on paragraph 7 | Counted | 235 for, 297 against, 7 abstained Rejected | |
| 27 | Separate vote on paragraph 8 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 28 | Separate vote on paragraph 8 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 29 | Separate vote on paragraph 9 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 30 | Amendment 6 to paragraph 9 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - § 9 - Am 6 | Roll call | 107 for, 415 against, 18 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ID |
| 31 | Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 9 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - Après le § 9 - Am 5 | Roll call | 250 for, 279 against, 15 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 32 | Separate vote on paragraph 10 | Counted | 239 for, 286 against, 8 abstained Rejected | |
| 33 | Separate vote on paragraph 11 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 34 | Separate vote on paragraph 11 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 35 | Separate vote on paragraph 12 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 36 | Separate vote on paragraph 13 | Counted | 318 for, 213 against, 7 abstained Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 37 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13 | Counted | 386 for, 140 against, 10 abstained Adopted | |
| 38 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 39 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13 | Counted | 282 for, 229 against, 31 abstained Adopted | |
| 40 | Separate vote on paragraph 14 | Counted | 239 for, 295 against, 5 abstained Rejected | |
| 41 | Separate vote on paragraph 14 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 42 | Amendment 7 to paragraph 15 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - § 15 - Am 7 | Roll call | 105 for, 426 against, 10 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ID |
| 43 | Separate vote on paragraph 15 | Counted | 297 for, 233 against, 2 abstained Adopted | Requested byseparate: EPP |
| 44 | Separate vote on paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 45 | Separate vote on paragraph 16 | Counted | 229 for, 300 against, 6 abstained Rejected | |
| 46 | Separate vote on paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 47 | Amendment 84 to paragraph 16 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - § 16 - Am 84 | Roll call | 107 for, 422 against, 8 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ID |
| 48 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 49 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 50 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 51 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 | Counted | 163 for, 346 against, 32 abstained Rejected | |
| 52 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 53 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 54 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 55 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 56 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 | Counted | 231 for, 295 against, 12 abstained Rejected | |
| 57 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 58 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 59 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 60 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 61 | Separate vote on paragraph 17 | Counted | 230 for, 291 against, 10 abstained Rejected | Requested byseparate: ID |
| 62 | Separate vote on paragraph 17 | Counted | 294 for, 238 against, 3 abstained Adopted | Requested byseparate: ID |
| 63 | Amendments 86 + 117 (voted as one) to Article 1, paragraph 1 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - Article 1, § 1 - Am 86= 117= | Roll call | 240 for, 295 against, 6 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: EPP |
| 64 | Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 65 | Amendments 81 + 85 + 119 (voted as one) to Article 2, paragraph 1, après le point b A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - Article 2, § 1, après le point b - Am 81= 85= 119= | Roll call | 156 for, 377 against, 7 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: EPP |
| 66 | Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 5 | Counted | 215 for, 298 against, 26 abstained Rejected | |
| 67 | Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 68 | Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 69 | Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 6 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 70 | Separate vote on Article 7, paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 71 | Separate vote on Article 7, paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 72 | Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 73 | Separate vote on Article 10, paragraph 8 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 74 | Separate vote on Article 10, paragraph 8 | Counted | 222 for, 296 against, 20 abstained Rejected | |
| 75 | Separate vote on Article 16, paragraph 2 | Counted | 233 for, 267 against, 30 abstained Rejected | |
| 76 | Separate vote on Article 19, paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 77 | Separate vote on citation 3 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 78 | Vote on text inserted before Recital A | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 79 | Vote on text inserted before Recital A | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 80 | Separate vote on recital B | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 81 | Separate vote on recital B | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 82 | Separate vote on recital C | Counted | 143 for, 368 against, 26 abstained Rejected | |
| 83 | Separate vote on recital C | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 84 | Separate vote on recital C | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 85 | Vote on text inserted after Recital C | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 86 | Separate vote on recital D | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: ID |
| 87 | Separate vote on recital D | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested bysplit: ID |
| 88 | Separate vote on recital D | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: ID |
| 89 | Separate vote on recital D | Counted | 291 for, 242 against, 6 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: ID |
| 90 | Separate vote on recital E and after Recital E | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 91 | Separate vote on recital E and after Recital E | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 92 | Separate vote on recital F | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 93 | Separate vote on recital F | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 94 | Separate vote on recital G | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 95 | Separate vote on recital G | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 96 | Final vote — text as a whole A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - Proposition de décision (ensemble du texte) | Roll call | 301 for, 216 against, 23 abstained Adopted |
Roll calls requested by The Left, EPP, ID · split votes by EPP, ID · separate votes by EPP, ID.
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament approves the Agreement establishing an Interinstitutional Body for Ethical Standards for Members of EU institutions and advisory bodies, with the aim of developing common ethical standards and examining individual cases.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/2008(ACI) · Interinstitutional agreement
Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council, the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Central Bank, the European Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions, establishing an Interinstitutional Body for Ethical Standards for Members of Institutions and advisory bodies mentioned in Article 13 of the Treaty on European Union
Parliament adopted the text on 25 April 2024. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 10 April 2024 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 22 April 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 22 April 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 25 April 2024 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: AFCO · Author: Daniel FREUND (Greens)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
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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). “Interinstitutional Body for Ethical Standards”. Decision, 25 April 2024. votingId 168984, document A-9-2024-0181, reference 2024-2008. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-25/9 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 25 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-25-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 25 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-25-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-25, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-25/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-25-9,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Interinstitutional Body for Ethical Standards}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-04-25},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-25/9}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-25/9},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 168984, document A-9-2024-0181, reference 2024-2008. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-25-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-25-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-25 (CC BY 4.0)}
}