Decision
EU/USA Agreement on the launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. Territory
- Effect
- Consent given
- Result
- 582 for · 16 against · 17 abstained roll call
- Date
- 19 September 2024, 13:13
- Kind
- International agreement · Consent procedure
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2024/0046(NLE)
- Source
- Committee report by Borys Budka
- Topics
- Digital, AI & dataForeign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Thursday 19 September 2024
- Final vote
- 169401
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 582 for, 16 against, 17 abstained (roll call).
Consent given by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament gave its consent.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 24 | Against 11 | Abst. 6 | No vote 5 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.38 | |
| Greens | For 48 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 4 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| S&D | For 117 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 19 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 71 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 5 of 77 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| EPP | For 153 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 35 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 65 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 13 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Patriots | For 68 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 14 of 83 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| ESN | For 19 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 5 of 25 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.93 | |
| No group | For 17 | Against 5 | Abst. 7 | No vote 3 of 32 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Anna BRYŁKA changed group, Branko GRIMS changed group, Diego SOLIER changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Milan MAZUREK changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Nora JUNCO GARCÍA changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group, Tomasz BUCZEK changed group.
Voted against their group, 4
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
Greens line For · 1 abstained of 49 who voted
Abstained (1)
- David CORMAND France
Renew line For · 1 abstained of 72 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Michael MCNAMARA Ireland
Patriots line For · 1 abstained of 69 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Roberto VANNACCI Italy
ESN line For · 1 abstained of 20 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Ivan DAVID Czechia
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Belgium | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.86 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Czechia | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.74 |
| Germany | 70 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Denmark | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 53 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.95 |
| Finland | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| France | 66 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0.80 |
| Greece | 8 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.59 |
| Croatia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Hungary | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Ireland | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.86 |
| Italy | 63 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0.98 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Poland | 47 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.97 |
| Portugal | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Romania | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.94 |
| Sweden | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.
All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the draft Council decision A10-0001/2024 – Borys Budka – Draft Council decision | Roll call | 582 for, 16 against, 17 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The European Parliament voted on the draft Council decision to conclude an agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on security procedures for launching Galileo satellites from U.S. territory.
Parliament gave its consent to the agreement, meaning it approved the conclusion of the deal.
Parliament instructed its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the member states and the United States.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America setting forth security procedures for the launch of Galileo satellites from United States’ territory.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/0046(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure
EU/USA Agreement: setting forth security procedures for the launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. territory
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 17 October 2024 and now EU law.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 22 April 2024 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 12 September 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 13 September 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 19 September 2024 (done)
- Adopted by the Council · 17 October 2024 (done)
Lead committee: ITRE · Rapporteur: Borys BUDKA (EPP)
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). “EU/USA Agreement on the launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. Territory”. Decision, 19 September 2024. votingId 169401, document A-10-2024-0001, reference 2024/0046(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-19/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 19 September 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-19-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 19 September 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-19-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-09-19, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-09-19/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-09-19-1,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{EU/USA Agreement on the launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. Territory}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-09-19},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-19/1}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-09-19/1},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 169401, document A-10-2024-0001, reference 2024/0046(NLE). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-19-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-19-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-09-19 (CC BY 4.0)}
}