Decision

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application

Effect: Failed
Result: 228 for · 311 against · 92 abstained roll call
Date: 26 March 2026, 11:16–11:18
Kind: New EU law · 1st reading

More facts (9)

Margin: by a small majority
Text: Report A-10-2026-0040
Dossier: 2025/0429(COD)
Source: Committee report by Birgit Sippel
Topics: Justice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 10 votes · 10 roll calls · 8 amendments
Requested by: Greens (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 split vote) · EPP (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 26 March 2026
Final vote: 189270

Margin: by a small majority
Text: Report A-10-2026-0040
Dossier: 2025/0429(COD)
Source: Committee report by Birgit Sippel
Topics: Justice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 10 votes · 10 roll calls · 8 amendments
Requested by: Greens (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 split vote) · EPP (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 26 March 2026
Final vote: 189270

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Failed by a small majority.

Parliament rejected the proposal.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (3 adopted, 5 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 lapsed).

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

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 4	Against 33	Abst. 0	No vote 9 of 46	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.84
Greens	For 3	Against 33	Abst. 11	No vote 6 of 53	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.55
S&D	For 95	Against 8	Abst. 2	No vote 30 of 135	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.86
Renew	For 33	Against 29	Abst. 6	No vote 9 of 77	Majority line For	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.23
EPP	For 22	Against 137	Abst. 5	No vote 20 of 184	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.75
ECR	For 27	Against 12	Abst. 35	No vote 7 of 81	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.21
Patriots	For 40	Against 19	Abst. 24	No vote 2 of 85	Majority line For	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.22
ESN	For 0	Against 24	Abst. 3	No vote 0 of 27	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.83
No group	For 4	Against 16	Abst. 6	No vote 4 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, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 58

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 Against · 4 voted for of 37 who voted
Voted for (4)
- Elena KOUNTOURA Greece
- Kathleen FUNCHION Ireland
- Konstantinos ARVANITIS Greece
- Nikos PAPPAS Greece
Greens line Against · 3 voted for, 11 abstained of 47 who voted
Voted for (3)
- Alice KUHNKE Sweden
- Isabella LÖVIN Sweden
- Pär HOLMGREN Sweden
Abstained (11)
- Alexandra GEESE Germany
- Anna CAVAZZINI Germany
- Daniel FREUND Germany
- Erik MARQUARDT Germany
- Hannah NEUMANN Germany
- Jutta PAULUS Germany
- Katrin LANGENSIEPEN Germany
- Leoluca ORLANDO Italy
- Martin HÄUSLING Germany
- Michael BLOSS Germany
- Rasmus ANDRESEN Germany
S&D line For · 8 voted against, 2 abstained of 105 who voted
Voted against (8)
- Bruno GONÇALVES Portugal
- Lara WOLTERS Netherlands
- Marina KALJURAND Estonia
- Marit MAIJ Netherlands
- Niels FUGLSANG Denmark
- Nils UŠAKOVS Latvia
- Sven MIKSER Estonia
- Thijs REUTEN Netherlands
Abstained (2)
- Maria GRAPINI Romania
- Vasile DÎNCU Romania
EPP line Against · 22 voted for, 5 abstained of 164 who voted
Voted for (22)
- Adam JARUBAS Poland
- Andrzej HALICKI Poland
- Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ Poland
- Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ Spain
- Davor Ivo STIER Croatia
- Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO Spain
- Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI Greece
- Ewa KOPACZ Poland
- Giusi PRINCI Italy
- Herbert DORFMANN Italy
- Iuliu WINKLER Romania
- Jacek PROTAS Poland
- Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ Poland
- Krzysztof BREJZA Poland
- Letizia MORATTI Italy
- Michał SZCZERBA Poland
- Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ Poland
- Mirosława NYKIEL Poland
- Niels Flemming HANSEN Denmark
- Nina CARBERRY Ireland
- Radan KANEV Bulgaria
- Seán KELLY Ireland
Abstained (5)
- Aura SALLA Finland
- Danuše NERUDOVÁ Czechia
- Jan FARSKÝ Czechia
- Manuela RIPA Germany
- Milan ZVER Slovenia
ESN line Against · 3 abstained of 27 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Hans NEUHOFF Germany
- Sarah KNAFO France
- 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	5	14	0	1	0.61
Belgium	11	7	3	1	0.29
Bulgaria	3	6	2	6	0.32
Cyprus	1	4	0	1	—
Czechia	0	11	10	0	0.29
Germany	12	62	12	9	0.58
Denmark	4	11	0	0	0.60
Estonia	0	7	0	0	—
Spain	20	24	9	7	0.18
Finland	2	10	1	2	0.65
France	52	17	4	8	0.57
Greece	7	9	1	4	0.29
Croatia	1	7	0	4	—
Hungary	10	0	1	10	0.86
Ireland	6	3	0	5	—
Italy	19	17	32	8	0.21
Lithuania	4	6	0	1	0.40
Luxembourg	1	4	0	1	—
Latvia	2	6	0	1	—
Malta	3	2	0	1	—
Netherlands	5	22	2	2	0.64
Poland	31	16	1	5	0.47
Portugal	7	13	0	1	0.47
Romania	14	11	6	2	0.18
Sweden	8	9	0	4	0.29
Slovenia	0	7	1	1	—
Slovakia	0	6	7	2	0.31

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.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. **Speeches**: how many times they took the floor. **Final vote**: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Tomas TOBÉ Sweden	EPP	Speeches2	9 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	Against
Sophie WILMÈS Belgium	Renew	Speeches2	9 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Manon AUBRY France	The Left	Speeches1	9 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	Against
Carlo FIDANZA Italy	ECR	Speeches1	9 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Abstained
Roberta METSOLA Malta	EPP	Speeches4	7 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Mary KHAN Germany	ESN	Speeches1	7 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Against
Birgit SIPPEL Germany	S&D	Speeches2	26 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Javier ZARZALEJOS Spain	EPP	Speeches1	11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Against

All votes on this decision, 10

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 30, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 — part 1 A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – § 1 – point a – Am 30/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the word: ‘known’”	Roll call	303 for, 314 against, 19 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: S&D, EPP; split: Renew
2	Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021 — part 1232 Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – § 1 – point a	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
3	Amendment 34, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – § 1 – point a – Am 34	Roll call	307 for, 306 against, 24 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021 — part 1232 Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – § 1 – point a	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
3	Amendment 34, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – § 1 – point a – Am 34	Roll call	307 for, 306 against, 24 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 35, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – § 1 – point a – Am 35	Roll call	210 for, 312 against, 114 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP, Greens
5	Amendment 36, adding text before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Before Article 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 3 – § 1 – point a – Am 36	Roll call	325 for, 298 against, 13 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
6	Amendment 33 to Article 1 A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Article 1 – § 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 10 – Am 33	Roll call	125 for, 394 against, 115 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP
7	Amendment 31 to Article 1 A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Article 1 – § 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 10 – Am 31	Roll call	304 for, 306 against, 28 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: S&D, EPP
8	Amendment 29 to Article 1 A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Article 1 – § 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 – Article 10 – Am 29	Roll call	344 for, 236 against, 54 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP
9	Amendment 32, adding text after recital 4 A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – After recital 4 – Am 32	Roll call	247 for, 301 against, 80 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: EPP
10	Final vote A10-0040/2026 – Birgit Sippel – Commission proposal	Roll call	228 for, 311 against, 92 abstained Rejected

Roll calls requested by Greens, S&D, EPP · split votes by Renew.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0040

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The proposal sought to extend the period of application of Regulation (EU) 2021/1232, which concerns a temporary derogation from certain obligations under EU law.

Parliament rejected the proposal, meaning it will not proceed further in the legislative process.

Parliament calls on the Commission to withdraw its proposal and will forward its position to the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments.

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Parliament rejects the Commission proposal to extend Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 and calls on the Commission to withdraw it.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/0429(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 28 July 2026 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 6 July 2026 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 2 March 2026 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 3 March 2026 (done)
Negotiations with the Council · Trilogue 16 March 2026 (done)
Plenary vote · Rejected 9 July 2026 (done)
Published as law · 28 July 2026 (done)

Lead committee: LIBE · Rapporteur: Birgit SIPPEL (S&D)

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Sources & citation

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

Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/3
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application”. Decision, 26 March 2026. votingId 189270, document A-10-2026-0040, reference 2025/0429(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/3 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 26 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-26/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-26-3,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-26},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/3}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-26/3},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 189270, document A-10-2026-0040, reference 2025/0429(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-26-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-26 (CC BY 4.0)}
}