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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)
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)
Final vote
169818
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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

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
1Vote on text inserted after paragraph 1 Show of hands Adopted
2Paragraph 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 AdoptedRequested bysplit: The Left
3Paragraph 2 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: The Left
Show the other 13 votesShow the other 11 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Paragraph 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 AdoptedRequested bysplit: The Left
3Paragraph 2 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: The Left
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 Counted312 for, 279 against, 15 abstained Adopted
5Vote on text inserted after paragraph 3 Show of hands Rejected
6Separate vote on recital A Counted494 for, 69 against, 42 abstained Adopted
7Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Show of hands Adopted
8Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0088/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
9Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0089/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
10Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0090/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
11Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0091/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
12Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0092/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
13Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0093/2024 Show of hands Lapsed
14Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0094/2024 Show of hands Lapsed

split votes by The Left.

Text

The text voted on.

Motion B-10-2024-0094

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.

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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.

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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
  1. Tabled for plenary (done)
  2. Plenary vote · Adopted 10 October 2024 (done)
  3. 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.

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

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)}
}