Decision

Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments

Effect: Rejected
Result: 152 for · 378 against · 26 abstained roll call
Date: 28 November 2024, 12:28–12:35
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by a large majority
Text: Motion B-10-2024-0173
Dossier: 2024/2911(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Health Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 50 votes · 22 roll calls · 12 amendments
Requested by: EPP (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · ECR (1 roll call, 6 split votes, 1 separate vote) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 28 November 2024
Final vote: 170765

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Motion B-10-2024-0173
Dossier: 2024/2911(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Health Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 50 votes · 22 roll calls · 12 amendments
Requested by: EPP (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · ECR (1 roll call, 6 split votes, 1 separate vote) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 28 November 2024
Final vote: 170765

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Members on the final vote

Result

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Rejected by a large majority.

Parliament rejected the text.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 12 amendments (4 adopted, 8 rejected) and 32 parts of the text voted on separately (15 adopted, 14 rejected, 3 lapsed).

Backed by The Left and EPP; opposed by Greens, S&D, Renew, ECR, Patriots and ESN.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Majority line**: the most common position. **Clear line**: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 25	Against 6	Abst. 1	No vote 14 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.67
Greens	For 2	Against 47	Abst. 0	No vote 4 of 53	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.94
S&D	For 0	Against 107	Abst. 1	No vote 28 of 136	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.99
Renew	For 23	Against 28	Abst. 8	No vote 18 of 77	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.21
EPP	For 87	Against 41	Abst. 8	No vote 52 of 188	Majority line For	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.46
ECR	For 3	Against 56	Abst. 3	No vote 16 of 78	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.85
Patriots	For 4	Against 59	Abst. 1	No vote 22 of 86	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.88
ESN	For 1	Against 20	Abst. 2	No vote 2 of 25	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.80
No group	For 7	Against 14	Abst. 2	No vote 7 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, 24

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 · 6 voted against, 1 abstained of 32 who voted
Voted against (6)
- Anthony SMITH France
- Catarina MARTINS Portugal
- Emma FOURREAU France
- Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ Spain
- Leila CHAIBI France
- Younous OMARJEE France
Abstained (1)
- Arash SAEIDI France
Greens line Against · 2 voted for of 49 who voted
Voted for (2)
- Nela RIEHL Germany
- Vladimir PREBILIČ Slovenia
S&D line Against · 1 abstained of 108 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Alex AGIUS SALIBA Malta
ECR line Against · 3 voted for, 3 abstained of 62 who voted
Voted for (3)
- Aurelijus VERYGA Lithuania
- Bert-Jan RUISSEN Netherlands
- Georgiana TEODORESCU Romania
Abstained (3)
- Assita KANKO Belgium
- Jaak MADISON Estonia
- Kris VAN DIJCK Belgium
Patriots line Against · 4 voted for, 1 abstained of 64 who voted
Voted for (4)
- András GYÜRK Hungary
- András LÁSZLÓ Hungary
- Annamária VICSEK Hungary
- Kinga GÁL Hungary
Abstained (1)
- Susanna CECCARDI Italy
ESN line Against · 1 voted for, 2 abstained of 23 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
Abstained (2)
- Milan UHRÍK Slovakia
- Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG Hungary

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)

Members' votes by country. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	0	13	0	7	1.00
Belgium	8	9	2	3	0.21
Bulgaria	3	6	4	4	0.19
Cyprus	0	1	0	5	—
Czechia	1	16	3	1	0.70
Germany	7	75	0	14	0.87
Denmark	3	9	0	3	0.63
Estonia	3	3	1	0	—
Spain	20	29	0	11	0.39
Finland	6	5	0	4	0.32
France	8	62	5	6	0.74
Greece	2	3	1	15	—
Croatia	5	5	0	2	0.25
Hungary	4	0	1	16	—
Ireland	4	2	0	8	—
Italy	15	39	1	21	0.56
Lithuania	6	4	0	1	0.40
Luxembourg	0	3	1	2	—
Latvia	2	4	0	3	—
Malta	2	2	1	1	—
Netherlands	3	22	0	6	0.82
Poland	13	34	0	6	0.59
Portugal	8	11	0	2	0.37
Romania	8	9	1	15	0.25
Sweden	6	10	2	3	0.33
Slovenia	3	2	1	3	—
Slovakia	12	0	2	1	0.79

Members

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Debate speakers and how they voted

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All votes on this decision, 50

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.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 1 RC-B10-0173/2024 – After § 1 – Am 13	Roll call	241 for, 297 against, 25 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
2	Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 1 RC-B10-0173/2024 – After § 1 – Am 20	Roll call	171 for, 396 against, 10 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
3	Separate vote on paragraph 2	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 1 RC-B10-0173/2024 – After § 1 – Am 20	Roll call	171 for, 396 against, 10 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
3	Separate vote on paragraph 2	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 10 to paragraph 2 RC-B10-0173/2024 – § 2 – Am 10	Roll call	350 for, 222 against, 8 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
5	Separate vote on paragraph 2	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed	Requested byroll call: ECR
6	Separate vote on paragraph 2	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed	Requested byroll call: ECR
7	Amendment 15 to paragraph 4 RC-B10-0173/2024 – § 4 – Am 15	Roll call	289 for, 266 against, 19 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
8	Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 4 RC-B10-0173/2024 – After § 4 – Am 11	Roll call	291 for, 259 against, 32 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
9	Amendment 16 to paragraph 5 — part 1 RC-B10-0173/2024 – § 5 – Am 16/1 Part voted on: ‘Regrets the fact that the Commission’s proposal does not clearly differentiate between the application of restrictions for traditional tobacco products and new and emerging products such as e-cigarettes, and does not apply a scientific evidence-based approach;’	Roll call	286 for, 280 against, 18 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: EPP
10	Amendment 16 to paragraph 5 — part 2 RC-B10-0173/2024 – § 5 – Am 16/2 Part voted on: “regrets that the lack of differentiation with regard to smoke-free environments gives the wrong signal, undermines the use of new and emerging products for those switching entirely away from cigarettes and perpetuates misconceptions about their relative risks, as the Commission was unable to support its proposal with conclusive scientific evidence regarding the impact of second-hand aerosols;”	Roll call	149 for, 403 against, 26 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: EPP
11	Separate vote on paragraph 5	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed	Requested byroll call: EPP, ECR
12	Amendment 17 to paragraph 6 RC-B10-0173/2024 – § 6 – Am 17	Roll call	253 for, 298 against, 23 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
13	Amendment 21 to paragraph 6 RC-B10-0173/2024 – § 6 – Am 21	Roll call	158 for, 403 against, 17 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
14	Paragraph 6 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘restaurants and cafés’”	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested bysplit: EPP
15	Paragraph 6 — part 1 RC-B10-0173/2024 – § 6/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘restaurants and cafés’”	Roll call	368 for, 133 against, 64 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: EPP
16	Paragraph 6 — part 2 RC-B10-0173/2024 – § 6/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	194 for, 348 against, 31 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP
17	Amendment 18 to paragraph 7 RC-B10-0173/2024 – § 7 – Am 18	Roll call	191 for, 369 against, 12 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
18	Separate vote on paragraph 8	Counted	346 for, 206 against, 13 abstained Adopted
19	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 10	Show of hands	Rejected
20	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 10	Show of hands	Rejected
21	Separate vote on paragraph 11	Show of hands	Rejected
22	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11	Show of hands	Rejected
23	Amendment 19 to paragraph 12 RC-B10-0173/2024 – § 12 – Am 19	Roll call	268 for, 270 against, 35 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
24	Recital C — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “whereas the market for and use of new and emerging tobacco, nicotine and non-nicotine products, such as electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), heated tobacco products (HTPs) and other aerosol-emitting devices, are rapidly growing”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
25	Recital C — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “and are a concern from a public health perspective;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
26	Vote on text inserted after recital C	Show of hands	Rejected
27	Recital D — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “whereas second-hand smoke causes premature deaths and increases the risk of contracting a wide range of NCDs, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases and chronic respiratory diseases;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
28	Recital D — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “whereas second-hand aerosols from new and emerging products emit fine and ultra-fine particles, posing a health risk not only to the user but also to bystanders;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
29	Vote on text inserted after recital D	Show of hands	Rejected
30	Separate vote on recital E	Counted	337 for, 216 against, 5 abstained Adopted	Requested byseparate: ECR
31	Amendment 12, adding text after recital H RC-B10-0173/2024 – After recital H – Am 12	Roll call	263 for, 277 against, 21 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
32	Separate vote on recital M	Show of hands	Rejected
33	Separate vote on recital P RC-B10-0173/2024 – Recital P	Roll call	407 for, 110 against, 51 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
34	Separate vote on recital Q	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: ECR
35	Separate vote on recital R	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
36	Recital R — part 2 RC-B10-0173/2024 – Recital R/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	409 for, 142 against, 16 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
37	Separate vote on recital T	Show of hands	Adopted
38	Recital V — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and aerosol-’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
39	Recital V — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
40	Final vote — text as a whole RC-B10-0173/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	152 for, 378 against, 26 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP
41	B10-0173/2024	Show of hands	Rejected
42	Paragraph 2 — part 1 B10-0174/2024 – § 2/1	Roll call	222 for, 204 against, 23 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
43	Paragraph 2 — part 2 B10-0174/2024 – § 2/2	Roll call	184 for, 245 against, 50 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
44	Separate vote on paragraph 5	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP, ECR
45	Paragraph 6 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP
46	Separate vote on paragraph 14	Show of hands	Rejected
47	Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Counted	150 for, 342 against, 14 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP
48	B10-0175/2024	Show of hands	Rejected
49	B10-0176/2024	Show of hands	Rejected
50	B10-0177/2024	Show of hands	Rejected

Roll calls requested by EPP, ECR, Patriots · split votes by EPP (2), ECR (6) · separate votes by ECR.

Text

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Motion B-10-2024-0173

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Parliament rejected a resolution supporting the Council's recommendation to extend smoke- and aerosol-free environments to outdoor areas and new products like e-cigarettes.

The rejection means Parliament did not endorse the proposed measures, which aimed to protect people from second-hand smoke and aerosols.

The resolution had called on member states to ban smoking in key outdoor spaces and include heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes.

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Parliament welcomes the Commission proposal for an updated Council recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments and calls on member states to extend smoking bans to new products and outdoor areas.

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Dossier

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2024/2911(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Parliament rejected the text on 28 November 2024; no position was adopted.

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-28/6
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 November 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 28 November 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-11-28
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments”. Decision, 28 November 2024. votingId 170765, document B-10-2024-0173, reference 2024/2911(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-28/6 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 November 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 November 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-11-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-11-28/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-11-28-6,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-11-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-28/6}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-11-28/6},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 170765, document B-10-2024-0173, reference 2024/2911(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-11-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-11-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
}