Decision
Iraq, notably the situation of women’s rights and the recent proposal to amend the Personal Status Law
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- show of hands — no count
- Date
- 10 October 2024
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Dossier
- 2024/2858(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Foreign affairsJobs, social affairs & equality Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 14 votes · 0 roll calls
- Requested by
- The Left (1 split vote)
- Sitting
- Thursday 10 October 2024
- Final vote
- 169818
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Show of hands — no count
Adopted.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 parts of the text voted on separately (5 adopted, 1 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.
Debate speakers and how they voted
No plenary speech is linked to this dossier.
All votes on this decision, 14
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 2 | Paragraph 2 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls on the EU delegation to Iraq to make development grants conditional on judicial training on sexual and gender-based violence and the establishment of women’s shelters;’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| 3 | Paragraph 2 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
Show the other 13 votesShow the other 11 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Paragraph 2 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls on the EU delegation to Iraq to make development grants conditional on judicial training on sexual and gender-based violence and the establishment of women’s shelters;’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| 3 | Paragraph 2 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: The Left |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Counted | 312 for, 279 against, 15 abstained Adopted | |
| 5 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 3 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 6 | Separate vote on recital A | Counted | 494 for, 69 against, 42 abstained Adopted | |
| 7 | Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 8 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0088/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 9 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0089/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 10 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0090/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 11 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0091/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 12 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0092/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 13 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0093/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 14 | Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0094/2024 | Show of hands | Lapsed |
split votes by The Left.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution on Iraq, focusing on women's rights and the proposed amendments to the Personal Status Law.
It calls on Iraq's Council of Representatives to reject the amendments, which it says would legalize child marriage and weaken legal protections for women.
Parliament also urges the adoption of a law against domestic violence and asks for the resolution to be forwarded to EU and Iraqi authorities.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
This is a motion for a resolution on Iraq, women's rights and the proposed amendment of the Personal Status Law. Parliament calls on Iraq's Council of Representatives to reject the amendments, which it says would legalise child marriage and weaken women's rights, and to adopt a domestic violence law.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/2858(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 10 October 2024. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 3 steps of the dossier
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 10 October 2024 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
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.
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Iraq, notably the situation of women’s rights and the recent proposal to amend the Personal Status Law”. Decision, 10 October 2024. votingId 169818, document B-10-2024-0094, reference 2024/2858(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-10/3 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 10 October 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-10-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-10-10, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-10-10/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-10-10-3,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Iraq, notably the situation of women’s rights and the recent proposal to amend the Personal Status Law}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-10-10},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-10/3}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-10-10/3},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 169818, document B-10-2024-0094, reference 2024/2858(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-10-10-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-10-10 (CC BY 4.0)}
}