Decision
Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 627 for · 6 against · 37 abstained roll call
- Date
- 27 November 2024, 12:26
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2024/0128(COD)
- Source
- Committee report by Paulo Cunha
- Topics
- Migration & asylumForeign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Wednesday 27 November 2024
- Final vote
- 170671
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 627 for, 6 against, 37 abstained (roll call).
Passed by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; ESN mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 38 | Against 1 | Abst. 2 | No vote 5 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.89 | |
| Greens | For 51 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 2 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 126 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 9 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| Renew | For 73 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 4 of 77 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 173 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 15 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 71 | Against 0 | Abst. 3 | No vote 4 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.94 | |
| Patriots | For 77 | Against 0 | Abst. 6 | No vote 3 of 86 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.89 | |
| ESN | For 7 | Against 1 | Abst. 15 | No vote 2 of 25 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.48 | |
| No group | For 11 | Against 3 | Abst. 11 | No vote 5 of 30 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: 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.
Voted against their group, 13
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.
The Left line For · 1 voted against, 2 abstained of 41 who voted
S&D line For · 1 voted against of 127 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS Lithuania
ECR line For · 3 abstained of 74 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Fernand KARTHEISER Luxembourg
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
Patriots line For · 6 abstained of 83 who voted
Abstained (6)
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Roman HAIDER Austria
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| Belgium | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.74 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Germany | 76 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0.77 |
| Denmark | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Estonia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Finland | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| France | 78 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Greece | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.53 |
| Croatia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Ireland | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 73 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Poland | 50 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.97 |
| Portugal | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Romania | 22 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.93 |
| Sweden | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.25 |
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 A10-0015/2024 – Paulo Cunha – Commission proposal | Roll call | 627 for, 6 against, 37 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The proposal amends Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 to remove Vanuatu from the list of countries whose nationals are exempt from the visa requirement for short stays in the EU.
Parliament adopted its position at first reading, taking over the Commission proposal, which means the visa exemption for Vanuatu will be cancelled.
Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal, and instructs its President to forward the position to the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's position at first reading on the proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu, taking over the Commission proposal to suspend visa-free access for Vanuatu nationals due to security concerns from its citizenship-by-investment programs.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/0128(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Amending short-stay visas regulation (EU) 2018/1806) as regards Vanuatu
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 14 January 2025 and now EU law.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 16 September 2024 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 21 November 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 21 November 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 27 November 2024 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council (done)
- Published as law · 14 January 2025 (done)
Lead committee: LIBE · Rapporteur: Paulo CUNHA (EPP)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 6 connections: Running issue: Migration and asylum pact
Running issue: Migration and asylum pact
- Issue Migration and asylum pact Running issue · EU initiative 17 Sept 2026
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- Decision Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) New EU law · report by Malik Azmani 17 Jun 2026 Passed
- Decision Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries Resolution · report by Lukas Mandl 16 Jun 2026 Adopted
- Decision Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) New EU law · report by Malik Azmani 26 Mar 2026 Negotiating mandate approved
- Decision Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept New EU law · report by Lena Düpont 10 Feb 2026 Passed
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). “Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu”. Decision, 27 November 2024. votingId 170671, document A-10-2024-0015, reference 2024/0128(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-27/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 27 November 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-27-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 27 November 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-27-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-11-27, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-11-27/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-11-27-1,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-11-27},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-27/1}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-27/1},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 170671, document A-10-2024-0015, reference 2024/0128(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-27-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-27-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-11-27 (CC BY 4.0)}
}