Decision
Setting up a Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 441 for · 178 against · 34 abstained roll call
- Date
- 18 December 2024, 12:15–12:16
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2024/2999(RSO)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- EU institutions & ParliamentDefence & securityJustice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 7 votes · 7 roll calls · 6 amendments
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 18 December 2024
- Final vote
- 171271
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 441 for, 178 against, 34 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 6 amendments (6 rejected).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by ECR, Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 25 | Against 10 | Abst. 7 | No vote 4 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.39 | |
| Greens | For 49 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 4 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 125 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 11 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 74 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 3 of 77 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 166 | Against 2 | Abst. 0 | No vote 20 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| ECR | For 1 | Against 43 | Abst. 27 | No vote 9 of 80 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.41 | |
| Patriots | For 0 | Against 76 | Abst. 0 | No vote 10 of 86 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 22 | Abst. 0 | No vote 3 of 25 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 1 | Against 25 | Abst. 0 | No vote 2 of 28 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS 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, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 2
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.
EPP line For · 2 voted against of 168 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Alexander BERNHUBER Austria
- Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ Poland
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
| Belgium | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.57 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.63 |
| Germany | 65 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0.62 |
| Denmark | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.80 |
| Estonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 41 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0.68 |
| Finland | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.88 |
| France | 44 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0.35 |
| Greece | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.25 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.86 |
| Hungary | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0.46 |
| Ireland | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.89 |
| Italy | 38 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 0.35 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.85 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.65 |
| Poland | 25 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0.27 |
| Portugal | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Romania | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0.70 |
| Sweden | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.78 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 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
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javi LÓPEZ Spain | S&D | Speeches1 | 18 Dec 2024 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
All votes on this decision, 7
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 1, after point d B10-0216/2024 – § 1, after point d – Am 2 | Roll call | 101 for, 533 against, 10 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 2 | Amendment 3 to paragraph 1, after point d B10-0216/2024 – § 1, after point d – Am 3 | Roll call | 106 for, 530 against, 10 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 3 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 1, after point d B10-0216/2024 – § 1, after point d – Am 4 | Roll call | 182 for, 453 against, 15 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
Show the other 6 votesShow the other 4 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 3 to paragraph 1, after point d B10-0216/2024 – § 1, after point d – Am 3 | Roll call | 106 for, 530 against, 10 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 3 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 1, after point d B10-0216/2024 – § 1, after point d – Am 4 | Roll call | 182 for, 453 against, 15 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 1, after point d B10-0216/2024 – § 1, after point d – Am 5 | Roll call | 206 for, 383 against, 56 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 5 | Amendment 6 to paragraph 1, point f B10-0216/2024 – § 1, point f – Am 6 | Roll call | 177 for, 457 against, 17 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| 6 | Amendment 1 to recital A B10-0216/2024 – recital A – Am 1 | Roll call | 106 for, 533 against, 7 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 7 | Final vote — text as a whole B10-0216/2024 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 441 for, 178 against, 34 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
Roll calls requested by The Left, Patriots, ESN.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament set up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield to counter foreign interference, disinformation and threats to democracy in the EU.
The committee will examine gaps in EU law and policy, and propose measures to protect democratic processes and citizens from such attacks.
It will work with other parliamentary committees and may make recommendations for future action.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament decides to set up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield for 12 months with 33 members to assess and counter foreign interference, disinformation, and hybrid threats.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/2999(RSO) · Procedure type RSO
Setting up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office
Parliament adopted the text on 18 December 2024. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee (done)
- Committee work (done)
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 18 December 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.
Show 17 connections: Running issue: Hybrid warfare against EU · Running issue: Rule of law in EU · Final votes that split the chamber the same way
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Running issue: Rule of law in EU
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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). “Setting up a Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office”. Decision, 18 December 2024. votingId 171271, document B-10-2024-0216, reference 2024/2999(RSO). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-18/6 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 18 December 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-18-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 18 December 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-18-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-18, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-12-18/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-12-18-6,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Setting up a Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-12-18},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-18/6}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-12-18/6},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 171271, document B-10-2024-0216, reference 2024/2999(RSO). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-18-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-12-18-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-18 (CC BY 4.0)}
}