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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
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)
Final vote
168984
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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.

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 8Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
GreensFor 27Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
S&DFor 48Against 0Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 32Against 0Abst. 2Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 12Against 63Abst. 5Majority line AgainstClear line Against
ECRFor 1Against 19Abst. 1Majority line AgainstClear line Against
PatriotsFor 0Against 18Abst. 1Majority line AgainstClear line Against
ESNFor 0Against 4Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
No groupFor 3Against 1Abst. 0Majority line ForClear 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.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

The debate speakers are not available right now.

All votes on this decision, 96

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
1Motion for adjournment of the vote (Rule 200(4)) Counted256 for, 264 against, 13 abstained Rejected
2Separate vote on paragraph 1 Counted227 for, 297 against, 11 abstained Rejected
3Separate vote on paragraph 1 Counted229 for, 293 against, 9 abstained Rejected
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 1 Counted227 for, 297 against, 11 abstained Rejected
3Separate vote on paragraph 1 Counted229 for, 293 against, 9 abstained Rejected
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
5Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - Après le § 1 - Am 1 Roll call137 for, 389 against, 13 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
6Separate vote on paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
7Separate vote on paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
8Separate vote on paragraph 2 Counted241 for, 288 against, 5 abstained Rejected
9Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 2 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - Après le § 2 - Am 2 Roll call116 for, 416 against, 5 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
10Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 2 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - Après le § 2 - Am 3 Roll call65 for, 457 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
11Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
12Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
13Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
14Separate vote on paragraph 3 Counted298 for, 236 against, 5 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP; separate: ID
15Paragraph 3 — part 2 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - § 3/2 Part voted on: “before”Roll call302 for, 234 against, 5 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP; separate: ID
16Paragraph 3 — part 3 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - § 3/3 Part voted on: “and after”Roll call302 for, 236 against, 3 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP; separate: ID
17Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands Rejected
18Separate vote on paragraph 4 Show of hands Rejected
19Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4 Counted239 for, 296 against, 3 abstained Rejected
20Separate vote on paragraph 5 Show of hands Rejected
21Separate vote on paragraph 5 Show of hands Rejected
22Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
23Amendment 4 to paragraph 7 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - § 7 - Am 4 Roll call50 for, 480 against, 12 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
24Separate vote on paragraph 7 Show of hands Rejected
25Separate vote on paragraph 7 Show of hands Rejected
26Separate vote on paragraph 7 Counted235 for, 297 against, 7 abstained Rejected
27Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands Rejected
28Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands Rejected
29Separate vote on paragraph 9 Show of hands Rejected
30Amendment 6 to paragraph 9 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - § 9 - Am 6 Roll call107 for, 415 against, 18 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
31Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 9 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - Après le § 9 - Am 5 Roll call250 for, 279 against, 15 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
32Separate vote on paragraph 10 Counted239 for, 286 against, 8 abstained Rejected
33Separate vote on paragraph 11 Show of hands Rejected
34Separate vote on paragraph 11 Show of hands Rejected
35Separate vote on paragraph 12 Show of hands Rejected
36Separate vote on paragraph 13 Counted318 for, 213 against, 7 abstained AdoptedRequested byseparate: EPP
37Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13 Counted386 for, 140 against, 10 abstained Adopted
38Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13 Show of hands Adopted
39Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13 Counted282 for, 229 against, 31 abstained Adopted
40Separate vote on paragraph 14 Counted239 for, 295 against, 5 abstained Rejected
41Separate vote on paragraph 14 Show of hands Rejected
42Amendment 7 to paragraph 15 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - § 15 - Am 7 Roll call105 for, 426 against, 10 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
43Separate vote on paragraph 15 Counted297 for, 233 against, 2 abstained AdoptedRequested byseparate: EPP
44Separate vote on paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
45Separate vote on paragraph 16 Counted229 for, 300 against, 6 abstained Rejected
46Separate vote on paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
47Amendment 84 to paragraph 16 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - § 16 - Am 84 Roll call107 for, 422 against, 8 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
48Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
49Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
50Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
51Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Counted163 for, 346 against, 32 abstained Rejected
52Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
53Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
54Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
55Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
56Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Counted231 for, 295 against, 12 abstained Rejected
57Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
58Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
59Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
60Vote on text inserted after paragraph 16 Show of hands Rejected
61Separate vote on paragraph 17 Counted230 for, 291 against, 10 abstained RejectedRequested byseparate: ID
62Separate vote on paragraph 17 Counted294 for, 238 against, 3 abstained AdoptedRequested byseparate: ID
63Amendments 86 + 117 (voted as one) to Article 1, paragraph 1 A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - Article 1, § 1 - Am 86= 117= Roll call240 for, 295 against, 6 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: EPP
64Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
65Amendments 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 call156 for, 377 against, 7 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: EPP
66Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 5 Counted215 for, 298 against, 26 abstained Rejected
67Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 5 Show of hands Rejected
68Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 5 Show of hands Rejected
69Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
70Separate vote on Article 7, paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
71Separate vote on Article 7, paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
72Separate vote on Article 9, paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
73Separate vote on Article 10, paragraph 8 Show of hands Rejected
74Separate vote on Article 10, paragraph 8 Counted222 for, 296 against, 20 abstained Rejected
75Separate vote on Article 16, paragraph 2 Counted233 for, 267 against, 30 abstained Rejected
76Separate vote on Article 19, paragraph 2 Show of hands Rejected
77Separate vote on citation 3 Show of hands Rejected
78Vote on text inserted before Recital A Show of hands Rejected
79Vote on text inserted before Recital A Show of hands Rejected
80Separate vote on recital B Show of hands Rejected
81Separate vote on recital B Show of hands Rejected
82Separate vote on recital C Counted143 for, 368 against, 26 abstained Rejected
83Separate vote on recital C Show of hands Rejected
84Separate vote on recital C Show of hands Rejected
85Vote on text inserted after Recital C Show of hands Rejected
86Separate vote on recital D Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: ID
87Separate vote on recital D Show of hands RejectedRequested bysplit: ID
88Separate vote on recital D Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ID
89Separate vote on recital D Counted291 for, 242 against, 6 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: ID
90Separate vote on recital E and after Recital E Show of hands Rejected
91Separate vote on recital E and after Recital E Show of hands Rejected
92Separate vote on recital F Show of hands Rejected
93Separate vote on recital F Show of hands Rejected
94Separate vote on recital G Show of hands Rejected
95Separate vote on recital G Show of hands Rejected
96Final vote — text as a whole A9-0181/2024 - Daniel Freund - Proposition de décision (ensemble du texte) Roll call301 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.

Report A-9-2024-0181

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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.

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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
  1. Referred to committee · 10 April 2024 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 22 April 2024 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 22 April 2024 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 25 April 2024 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFCO · Author: Daniel FREUND (Greens)

Connections

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Sources & citation

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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)}
}