Decision

Extension of the term of office of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

Effect: Adopted
Result: 422 for · 202 against · 9 abstained roll call
Date: 28 April 2026, 13:08
Kind: Other decision

More facts (6)

Margin: by a large majority
Topics: EU institutions & Parliament Justice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 1 vote · 1 roll call
Requested by: Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting: Tuesday 28 April 2026
Final vote: 191728

Margin: by a large majority
Topics: EU institutions & Parliament Justice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 1 vote · 1 roll call
Requested by: Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting: Tuesday 28 April 2026
Final vote: 191728

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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.

Adopted by a large majority.

Adopted.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by 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 21	Against 14	Abst. 2	No vote 9 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.35
Greens	For 44	Against 0	Abst. 2	No vote 7 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.93
S&D	For 119	Against 0	Abst. 1	No vote 15 of 135	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.99
Renew	For 69	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 8 of 77	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 163	Against 0	Abst. 1	No vote 21 of 185	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.99
ECR	For 2	Against 69	Abst. 1	No vote 9 of 81	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.94
Patriots	For 0	Against 72	Abst. 1	No vote 12 of 85	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.98
ESN	For 1	Against 24	Abst. 0	No vote 2 of 27	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.94
No group	For 3	Against 23	Abst. 1	No vote 3 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, 9

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.

Greens line For · 2 abstained of 46 who voted
Abstained (2)
- Anna CAVAZZINI Germany
- Rasmus ANDRESEN Germany
S&D line For · 1 abstained of 120 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Giuseppe LUPO Italy
EPP line For · 1 abstained of 164 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Branko GRIMS Slovenia
ECR line Against · 2 voted for, 1 abstained of 72 who voted
Voted for (2)
- Cristian TERHEŞ Romania
- Mariusz KAMIŃSKI Poland
Abstained (1)
- Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA Romania
Patriots line Against · 1 abstained of 73 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Thierry MARIANI France
ESN line Against · 1 voted for of 25 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Sarah KNAFO France

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	13	6	0	1	0.53
Belgium	13	6	1	2	0.47
Bulgaria	10	3	0	4	0.65
Cyprus	5	1	0	0	—
Czechia	6	13	0	2	0.53
Germany	62	22	4	8	0.56
Denmark	13	2	0	0	0.80
Estonia	6	1	0	0	—
Spain	43	9	0	8	0.74
Finland	13	0	0	2	1.00
France	41	31	1	8	0.34
Greece	10	9	0	2	0.29
Croatia	9	1	0	2	0.85
Hungary	6	8	0	7	0.36
Ireland	13	0	0	1	1.00
Italy	31	33	1	11	0.26
Lithuania	8	3	0	0	0.59
Luxembourg	5	1	0	0	—
Latvia	4	3	0	2	—
Malta	3	0	0	3	—
Netherlands	19	9	0	3	0.52
Poland	24	22	0	7	0.28
Portugal	17	3	0	1	0.78
Romania	19	6	1	7	0.60
Sweden	16	3	0	2	0.76
Slovenia	8	0	1	0	—
Slovakia	5	7	0	3	0.38

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.

633 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. **≠ group**: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
Member	Country	Group	Position
Abir AL-SAHLANI	Sweden	Renew	For
Adam BIELAN	Poland	ECR	Against
Adina VĂLEAN	Romania	EPP	For
Adnan DIBRANI	Sweden	S&D	For
Adrian-George AXINIA	Romania	ECR	Against
Afroditi LATINOPOULOU	Greece	Patriots	Against
Alessandra MORETTI	Italy	S&D	For
Alessandro CIRIANI	Italy	ECR	Against
Alexander BERNHUBER	Austria	EPP	For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH	Germany	ESN	Against
Alexander SELL	Germany	ESN	Against
Alexandr VONDRA	Czechia	ECR	Against
Alexandra GEESE	Germany	Greens	For
Alexandra MEHNERT	Germany	EPP	For
Alexandre VARAUT	France	Patriots	Against
Alice KUHNKE	Sweden	Greens	For
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE	Sweden	EPP	For
Alicia HOMS GINEL	Spain	S&D	For
Ana Catarina MENDES	Portugal	S&D	For
Ana Miguel PEDRO	Portugal	EPP	For
Ana VASCONCELOS	Portugal	Renew	For
Andi CRISTEA	Romania	S&D	For
András LÁSZLÓ	Hungary	Patriots	Against
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES	Portugal	S&D	For
André ROUGÉ	France	Patriots	Against
Andrea WECHSLER	Germany	EPP	For
Andreas GLÜCK	Germany	Renew	For
Andreas SCHIEDER	Austria	S&D	For
Andreas SCHWAB	Germany	EPP	For
Andrey KOVATCHEV	Bulgaria	EPP	For
Andrey NOVAKOV	Bulgaria	EPP	For
Andrzej BUŁA	Poland	EPP	For
Andrzej HALICKI	Poland	EPP	For
Angelika NIEBLER	Germany	EPP	For
Angelika WINZIG	Austria	EPP	For
Angéline FURET	France	Patriots	Against
Anja ARNDT	Germany	ESN	Against
Anja HAZEKAMP	Netherlands	The Left	For
Anna BRYŁKA	Poland	Patriots	Against
Anna CAVAZZINI voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Germany	Greens	Abstained
Anna Maria CISINT	Italy	Patriots	Against
Anna STROLENBERG	Netherlands	Greens	For
Anna ZALEWSKA	Poland	ECR	Against
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON	Finland	Renew	For
Annamária VICSEK	Hungary	Patriots	Against
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT	France	Patriots	Against
Anouk VAN BRUG	Netherlands	Renew	For
Anthony SMITH	France	The Left	For
Antonín STANĚK	Czechia	Patriots	Against
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE	Spain	EPP	For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA	Portugal	Patriots	Against
Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN	Ireland	S&D	For
Arba KOKALARI	Sweden	EPP	For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK	Poland	ECR	Against
Arno BAUSEMER	Germany	ESN	Against
Asger CHRISTENSEN	Denmark	Renew	For
Assita KANKO	Belgium	ECR	Against
Auke ZIJLSTRA	Netherlands	Patriots	Against
Aura SALLA	Finland	EPP	For
Aurelijus VERYGA	Lithuania	ECR	Against
Aurore LALUCQ	France	S&D	For
Barbara BONTE	Belgium	Patriots	Against
Barry ANDREWS	Ireland	Renew	For
Barry COWEN	Ireland	Renew	For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ	Poland	EPP	For
Bas EICKHOUT	Netherlands	Greens	For
Beata SZYDŁO	Poland	ECR	Against
Beatrice TIMGREN	Sweden	ECR	Against
Benedetta SCUDERI	Italy	Greens	For
Benoit CASSART	Belgium	Renew	For
Bernard GUETTA	France	Renew	For
Bernd LANGE	Germany	S&D	For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN	Netherlands	ECR	Against
Biljana BORZAN	Croatia	S&D	For
Billy KELLEHER	Ireland	Renew	For
Birgit SIPPEL	Germany	S&D	For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI	Poland	EPP	For
Bogdan RZOŃCA	Poland	ECR	Against
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ	Spain	EPP	For
Borys BUDKA	Poland	EPP	For
Brando BENIFEI	Italy	S&D	For
Branko GRIMS voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Slovenia	EPP	Abstained
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG	Netherlands	Renew	For
Bruno GONÇALVES	Portugal	S&D	For
Bruno TOBBACK	Belgium	S&D	For
Camilla LAURETI	Italy	S&D	For
Carlo CICCIOLI	Italy	ECR	Against
Carlo FIDANZA	Italy	ECR	Against
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ	Spain	EPP	For
Carolina MORACE	Italy	The Left	Against
Catarina MARTINS	Portugal	The Left	For
Catarina VIEIRA	Netherlands	Greens	For
Catherine GRISET	France	Patriots	Against
Cecilia STRADA	Italy	S&D	For
Céline IMART	France	EPP	For
César LUENA	Spain	S&D	For
Charles GOERENS	Luxembourg	Renew	For
Charlie WEIMERS	Sweden	ECR	Against
Chiara GEMMA	Italy	ECR	Against
Chloé RIDEL	France	S&D	For
Christel SCHALDEMOSE	Denmark	S&D	For
Christian DOLESCHAL	Germany	EPP	For
Christian EHLER	Germany	EPP	For
Christine ANDERSON	Germany	ESN	Against
Christine SINGER	Germany	Renew	For
Christophe BAY	France	Patriots	Against
Christophe CLERGEAU	France	S&D	For
Christophe GOMART	France	EPP	For
Christophe GRUDLER	France	Renew	For
Ciaran MULLOOLY	Ireland	Renew	For
Claire FITA	France	S&D	For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU	Romania	ECR	Against
Costas MAVRIDES	Cyprus	S&D	For
Cristian TERHEŞ voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Romania	ECR	For
Cristina GUARDA	Italy	Greens	For
Cristina MAESTRE	Spain	S&D	For
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR	Hungary	Patriots	Against
Csaba MOLNÁR	Hungary	S&D	For
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ	Ireland	Renew	For
Dainius ŽALIMAS	Lithuania	Renew	For
Damian BOESELAGER	Germany	Greens	For
Damien CARÊME	France	The Left	Against
Dan BARNA	Romania	Renew	For
Dan NICA	Romania	S&D	For
Daniel ATTARD	Malta	S&D	For
Daniel BUDA	Romania	EPP	For
Daniel FREUND	Germany	Greens	For
Daniel OBAJTEK	Poland	ECR	Against
Daniele POLATO	Italy	ECR	Against
Danilo DELLA VALLE	Italy	The Left	Against
Danuše NERUDOVÁ	Czechia	EPP	For
Dario NARDELLA	Italy	S&D	For
Dario TAMBURRANO	Italy	The Left	Against
Dariusz JOŃSKI	Poland	EPP	For
David CASA	Malta	EPP	For
David CORMAND	France	Greens	For
David MCALLISTER	Germany	EPP	For
Davor Ivo STIER	Croatia	EPP	For
Delara BURKHARDT	Germany	S&D	For
Denis NESCI	Italy	ECR	Against
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ	Romania	No group	Against
Diana RIBA I GINER	Spain	Greens	For
Dick ERIXON	Sweden	ECR	Against
Diego SOLIER	Spain	ECR	Against
Dimitris TSIODRAS	Greece	EPP	For
Dirk GOTINK	Netherlands	EPP	For
Dolors MONTSERRAT	Spain	EPP	For
Dóra DÁVID	Hungary	EPP	For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA	Finland	S&D	For
Elena DONAZZAN	Italy	ECR	Against
Elena KOUNTOURA	Greece	The Left	Against
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO	Spain	EPP	For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO	Spain	S&D	For
Eleonora MELETI	Greece	EPP	For
Elio DI RUPO	Belgium	S&D	For
Elisabeth DIERINGER	Austria	Patriots	Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN	Austria	S&D	For
Elisabetta GUALMINI	Italy	Renew	For
Elsi KATAINEN	Finland	Renew	For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA	Poland	EPP	For
Emil RADEV	Bulgaria	EPP	For
Emma FOURREAU	France	The Left	For
Emma RAFOWICZ	France	S&D	For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS	Greece	ECR	Against
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS	Greece	EPP	For
Engin EROGLU	Germany	Renew	For
Enikő GYŐRI	Hungary	Patriots	Against
Eric SARGIACOMO	France	S&D	For
Erik KALIŇÁK	Slovakia	No group	Against
Erik MARQUARDT	Germany	Greens	For
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS	Spain	EPP	For
Estrella GALÁN	Spain	The Left	Against
Eszter LAKOS	Hungary	EPP	For
Eugen TOMAC	Romania	Renew	For
Evelyn REGNER	Austria	S&D	For
Evin INCIR	Sweden	S&D	For
Ewa KOPACZ	Poland	EPP	For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK	Poland	Patriots	Against
Fabienne KELLER	France	Renew	For
Fabio DE MASI	Germany	No group	Against
Fabrice LEGGERI	France	Patriots	Against
Fernand KARTHEISER	Luxembourg	No group	Against
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS	Spain	EPP	For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU	Cyprus	No group	For
Flavio TOSI	Italy	EPP	For
France JAMET	France	Patriots	Against
Francesco TORSELLI	Italy	ECR	Against
Francesco VENTOLA	Italy	ECR	Against
Francisco ASSIS	Portugal	S&D	For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON	Spain	EPP	For
François KALFON	France	S&D	For
François-Xavier BELLAMY	France	EPP	For
Fredis BELERIS	Greece	EPP	For
Friedrich PÜRNER	Germany	No group	Against
Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO	Italy	EPP	For
Gabriel MATO	Spain	EPP	For
Gabriela FIREA	Romania	S&D	For
Gabriele BISCHOFF	Germany	S&D	For
Gabriella GERZSENYI	Hungary	EPP	For
Gaetano PEDULLA'	Italy	The Left	Against
Galato ALEXANDRAKI	Greece	ECR	Against
Geadis GEADI	Cyprus	ECR	Against
Georg MAYER	Austria	Patriots	Against
Georgia TRAMACERE	Italy	S&D	For
Georgiana TEODORESCU	Romania	ECR	Against
Georgios AFTIAS	Greece	EPP	For
Gerald HAUSER	Austria	Patriots	Against
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY	Netherlands	Renew	For
Gerolf ANNEMANS	Belgium	Patriots	Against
Gheorghe FALCĂ	Romania	EPP	For
Gheorghe PIPEREA	Romania	ECR	Against
Gilles BOYER	France	Renew	For
Gilles PENNELLE	France	Patriots	Against
Giorgio GORI	Italy	S&D	For
Giorgos GEORGIOU	Cyprus	The Left	For
Giovanni CROSETTO	Italy	ECR	Against
Giuseppe ANTOCI	Italy	The Left	Against
Giuseppe LUPO voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Italy	S&D	Abstained
Giusi PRINCI	Italy	EPP	For
Gordan BOSANAC	Croatia	Greens	For
Grégory ALLIONE	France	Renew	For
Grzegorz BRAUN	Poland	No group	Against
Guillaume PELTIER	France	ECR	Against
Günther SIDL	Austria	S&D	For
Hana JALLOUL MURO	Spain	S&D	For
Hanna GEDIN	Sweden	The Left	For
Hannah NEUMANN	Germany	Greens	For
Hannes HEIDE	Austria	S&D	For
Hans NEUHOFF	Germany	ESN	Against
Harald VILIMSKY	Austria	Patriots	Against
Hélder SOUSA SILVA	Portugal	EPP	For
Heléne FRITZON	Sweden	S&D	For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER	Austria	Renew	For
Henrik DAHL	Denmark	EPP	For
Herbert DORFMANN	Italy	EPP	For
Hilde VAUTMANS	Belgium	Renew	For
Hildegard BENTELE	Germany	EPP	For
Hristo PETROV	Bulgaria	Renew	For
Idoia MENDIA	Spain	S&D	For
Ignazio Roberto MARINO	Italy	Greens	For
Ilhan KYUCHYUK	Bulgaria	Renew	For
Ilia LAZAROV	Bulgaria	EPP	For
Inese VAIDERE	Latvia	EPP	For
Ingeborg TER LAAK	Netherlands	EPP	For
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN	Romania	EPP	For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ	Spain	S&D	For
Irena JOVEVA	Slovenia	Renew	For
Irene MONTERO	Spain	The Left	For
Irene TINAGLI	Italy	S&D	For
Irmhild BOSSDORF	Germany	ESN	Against
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA	Spain	EPP	For
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ	Spain	The Left	For
Isabel WISELER-LIMA	Luxembourg	EPP	For
Isabella TOVAGLIERI	Italy	Patriots	Against
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC	France	EPP	For
Isilda GOMES	Portugal	S&D	For
Iuliu WINKLER	Romania	EPP	For
Ivan DAVID	Czechia	ESN	Against
Jaak MADISON	Estonia	ECR	Against
Jacek OZDOBA	Poland	ECR	Against
Jacek PROTAS	Poland	EPP	For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA	Poland	ECR	Against
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK	Poland	EPP	For
Jan FARSKÝ	Czechia	EPP	For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN	Germany	Renew	For
Jan-Peter WARNKE	Germany	No group	Against
Jana TOOM	Estonia	Renew	For
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI	Poland	EPP	For
Jaroslav BŽOCH	Czechia	Patriots	Against
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ	Czechia	Patriots	Against
Javi LÓPEZ	Spain	S&D	For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ	Spain	S&D	For
Javier ZARZALEJOS	Spain	EPP	For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN	France	S&D	For
Jean-Paul GARRAUD	France	Patriots	Against
Jens GEIER	Germany	S&D	For
Jens GIESEKE	Germany	EPP	For
Jérémy DECERLE	France	Renew	For
Jeroen LENAERS	Netherlands	EPP	For
Jessica POLFJÄRD	Sweden	EPP	For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN	Netherlands	ECR	Against
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI	Poland	ECR	Against
Joachim STREIT	Germany	Renew	For
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS	Poland	S&D	For
João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO	Portugal	Renew	For
João OLIVEIRA	Portugal	The Left	Against
Johan DANIELSSON	Sweden	S&D	For
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT	Belgium	ECR	Against
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ	Spain	S&D	For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT	Sweden	The Left	For
Jordan BARDELLA	France	Patriots	Against
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA	Spain	Patriots	Against
Jorge MARTÍN FRÍAS	Spain	Patriots	Against
Jörgen WARBORN	Sweden	EPP	For
José CEPEDA	Spain	S&D	For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL	Spain	Patriots	Against
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR	Spain	S&D	For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ	Spain	EPP	For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ	Slovakia	No group	Against
Julie RECHAGNEUX	France	Patriots	Against
Julien LEONARDELLI	France	Patriots	Against
Julien SANCHEZ	France	Patriots	Against
Jüri RATAS	Estonia	EPP	For
Jussi SARAMO	Finland	The Left	For
Jutta PAULUS	Germany	Greens	For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ	Poland	EPP	For
Karin KARLSBRO	Sweden	Renew	For
Karlo RESSLER	Croatia	EPP	For
Katarina BARLEY	Germany	S&D	For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ	Slovakia	No group	Against
Kateřina KONEČNÁ	Czechia	No group	Against
Kathleen FUNCHION	Ireland	The Left	For
Kathleen VAN BREMPT	Belgium	S&D	For
Katri KULMUNI	Finland	Renew	For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN	Germany	Greens	For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK	Netherlands	Greens	For
Kinga GÁL	Hungary	Patriots	Against
Kinga KOLLÁR	Hungary	EPP	For
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN	Denmark	Greens	For
Klára DOBREV	Hungary	S&D	For
Klara DOSTALOVA	Czechia	Patriots	Against
Konstantinos ARVANITIS	Greece	The Left	Against
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI	Poland	ECR	Against
Kostas PAPADAKIS	Greece	No group	Against
Kris VAN DIJCK	Belgium	ECR	Against
Kristian VIGENIN	Bulgaria	S&D	For
Kristoffer STORM	Denmark	ECR	Against
Krzysztof BREJZA	Poland	EPP	For
Krzysztof HETMAN	Poland	EPP	For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK	Poland	S&D	For
Lara MAGONI	Italy	ECR	Against
Lara WOLTERS	Netherlands	S&D	For
Laurence FARRENG	France	Renew	For
Laurence TROCHU	France	ECR	Against
Laurent CASTILLO	France	Patriots	Against
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS	Greece	No group	Against
Leire PAJÍN	Spain	S&D	For
Lena DÜPONT	Germany	EPP	For
Lena SCHILLING	Austria	Greens	For
Leoluca ORLANDO	Italy	Greens	For
Letizia MORATTI	Italy	EPP	For
Li ANDERSSON	Finland	The Left	For
Lídia PEREIRA	Portugal	EPP	For
Liesbet SOMMEN	Belgium	EPP	For
Lina GÁLVEZ	Spain	S&D	For
Liudas MAŽYLIS	Lithuania	EPP	For
Loránt VINCZE	Romania	EPP	For
Loucas FOURLAS	Cyprus	EPP	For
Ľuboš BLAHA	Slovakia	No group	Against
Lucia ANNUNZIATA	Italy	S&D	For
Lucia YAR	Slovakia	Renew	For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER	Czechia	EPP	For
Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS	Romania	No group	Against
Lukas MANDL	Austria	EPP	For
Lukas SIEPER	Germany	Renew	For
Łukasz KOHUT	Poland	EPP	For
Luke Ming FLANAGAN	Ireland	The Left	For
Maciej WĄSIK	Poland	ECR	Against
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ	Poland	EPP	For
Majbritt BIRKHOLM	Denmark	Patriots	Against
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA	Poland	ECR	Against
Malik AZMANI	Netherlands	Renew	For
Malika SOREL	France	No group	For
Manfred WEBER	Germany	EPP	For
Manon AUBRY	France	The Left	For
Manuela RIPA	Germany	EPP	For
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER	Spain	EPP	For
Marc ANGEL	Luxembourg	S&D	For
Marc JONGEN	Germany	ESN	Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI	Poland	ESN	Against
Marco FALCONE	Italy	EPP	For
Marco SQUARTA	Italy	ECR	Against
Marco TARQUINIO	Italy	S&D	For
Marcos ROS SEMPERE	Spain	S&D	For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN	Spain	Patriots	Against
Maria GRAPINI	Romania	S&D	For
Maria GUZENINA	Finland	S&D	For
Maria NOICHL	Germany	S&D	For
Maria OHISALO	Finland	Greens	For
Maria WALSH	Ireland	EPP	For
Maria ZACHARIA	Greece	No group	Against
Marianne VIND	Denmark	S&D	For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI	Italy	ECR	Against
Marie DAUCHY	France	Patriots	Against
Marie TOUSSAINT	France	Greens	For
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN	Germany	Renew	For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN	France	Patriots	Against
Marie-Sophie CHRIST	Germany	EPP	For
Marieke EHLERS	Netherlands	Patriots	Against
Marina KALJURAND	Estonia	S&D	For
Marina MESURE	France	The Left	For
Marion MARÉCHAL	France	ECR	Against
Marion WALSMANN	Germany	EPP	For
Marit MAIJ	Netherlands	S&D	For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Poland	ECR	For
Marjan ŠAREC	Slovenia	Renew	For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ	Czechia	Greens	For
Marko VEŠLIGAJ	Croatia	S&D	For
Markus BUCHHEIT	Germany	ESN	Against
Markus FERBER	Germany	EPP	For
Marlena MALĄG	Poland	ECR	Against
Marta TEMIDO	Portugal	S&D	For
Marta WCISŁO	Poland	EPP	For
Martin HÄUSLING	Germany	Greens	For
Martin HOJSÍK	Slovakia	Renew	For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN	Germany	The Left	For
Martin SONNEBORN	Germany	No group	Against
Martine KEMP	Luxembourg	EPP	For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS	Latvia	Greens	For
Mary KHAN	Germany	ESN	Against
Massimiliano SALINI	Italy	EPP	For
Matej TONIN	Slovenia	EPP	For
Mathilde ANDROUËT	France	Patriots	Against
Matjaž NEMEC	Slovenia	S&D	For
Matteo RICCI	Italy	S&D	For
Matthias ECKE	Germany	S&D	For
Mélanie DISDIER	France	Patriots	Against
Mélissa CAMARA	France	Greens	For
Merja KYLLÖNEN	Finland	The Left	For
Michael BLOSS	Germany	Greens	For
Michael GAHLER	Germany	EPP	For
Michael MCNAMARA	Ireland	Renew	For
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG	Germany	No group	Against
Michał DWORCZYK	Poland	ECR	Against
Michał KOBOSKO	Poland	Renew	For
Michał SZCZERBA	Poland	EPP	For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ	Poland	EPP	For
Michal WIEZIK	Slovakia	Renew	For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA	Cyprus	EPP	For
Michele PICARO	Italy	ECR	Against
Mieke ANDRIESE	Netherlands	Patriots	Against
Mihai TUDOSE	Romania	S&D	For
Milan MAZUREK	Slovakia	ESN	Against
Milan UHRÍK	Slovakia	ESN	Against
Milan ZVER	Slovenia	EPP	For
Mimmo LUCANO	Italy	The Left	Against
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN	Spain	Patriots	Against
Miriam LEXMANN	Slovakia	EPP	For
Monika BEŇOVÁ	Slovakia	No group	Against
Monika HOHLMEIER	Germany	EPP	For
Moritz KÖRNER	Germany	Renew	For
Morten LØKKEGAARD	Denmark	Renew	For
Murielle LAURENT	France	S&D	For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR	Spain	S&D	For
Nadine MORANO	France	EPP	For
Nathalie LOISEAU	France	Renew	For
Nela RIEHL	Germany	Greens	For
Niclas HERBST	Germany	EPP	For
Nicola PROCACCINI	Italy	ECR	Against
Nicola ZINGARETTI	Italy	S&D	For
Nicolas BAY	France	ECR	Against
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES	Spain	S&D	For
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE	Spain	EPP	For
Niels Flemming HANSEN	Denmark	EPP	For
Niels FUGLSANG	Denmark	S&D	For
Niels GEUKING	Germany	EPP	For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK	Czechia	No group	Against
Nikola MINCHEV	Bulgaria	Renew	For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS	Greece	No group	Against
Nikos PAPANDREOU	Greece	S&D	For
Nikos PAPPAS	Greece	The Left	For
Nils UŠAKOVS	Latvia	S&D	For
Nina CARBERRY	Ireland	EPP	For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA	Spain	ECR	Against
Nora MEBAREK	France	S&D	For
Norbert LINS	Germany	EPP	For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ	Spain	Renew	For
Oliver SCHENK	Germany	EPP	For
Olivier CHASTEL	Belgium	Renew	For
Ondřej DOSTÁL	Czechia	No group	Against
Ondřej KNOTEK	Czechia	Patriots	Against
Ondřej KOLÁŘ	Czechia	EPP	For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK	Czechia	ECR	Against
Özlem DEMIREL	Germany	The Left	Against
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA	Spain	EPP	For
Pál SZEKERES	Hungary	Patriots	Against
Paolo BORCHIA	Italy	Patriots	Against
Paolo INSELVINI	Italy	ECR	Against
Pär HOLMGREN	Sweden	Greens	For
Pascal ARIMONT	Belgium	EPP	For
Pascal CANFIN	France	Renew	For
Pasquale TRIDICO	Italy	The Left	For
Patryk JAKI	Poland	ECR	Against
Paulius SAUDARGAS	Lithuania	EPP	For
Paulo CUNHA	Portugal	EPP	For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL	Portugal	EPP	For
Pekka TOVERI	Finland	EPP	For
Per CLAUSEN	Denmark	The Left	For
Pernando BARRENA ARZA	Spain	The Left	Against
Petar VOLGIN	Bulgaria	ESN	Against
Peter AGIUS	Malta	EPP	For
Peter LIESE	Germany	EPP	For
Petra STEGER	Austria	Patriots	Against
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS	Lithuania	Renew	For
Petras GRAŽULIS	Lithuania	ESN	Against
Philippe OLIVIER	France	Patriots	Against
Pierfrancesco MARAN	Italy	S&D	For
Pierre JOUVET	France	S&D	For
Pierre PIMPIE	France	Patriots	Against
Pierre-Romain THIONNET	France	Patriots	Against
Pietro FIOCCHI	Italy	ECR	Against
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA	Spain	EPP	For
Pina PICIERNO	Italy	S&D	For
Piotr MÜLLER	Poland	ECR	Against
Rachel BLOM	Netherlands	Patriots	Against
Rada LAYKOVA	Bulgaria	ESN	Against
Radan KANEV	Bulgaria	EPP	For
Raffaele STANCANELLI	Italy	Patriots	Against
Raffaele TOPO	Italy	S&D	For
Ralf SEEKATZ	Germany	EPP	For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN	France	S&D	For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE	Netherlands	Renew	For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ	Lithuania	EPP	For
Rasmus ANDRESEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Germany	Greens	Abstained
Rasmus NORDQVIST	Denmark	Greens	For
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO	Spain	EPP	For
Regina DOHERTY	Ireland	EPP	For
Reinhold LOPATKA	Austria	EPP	For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT	Netherlands	Greens	For
Reinis POZŅAKS	Latvia	ECR	Against
René AUST	Germany	ESN	Against
Rihards KOLS	Latvia	ECR	Against
Riho TERRAS	Estonia	EPP	For
Robert BIEDROŃ	Poland	S&D	For
Roberto VANNACCI	Italy	ESN	Against
Roberts ZĪLE	Latvia	ECR	Against
Rody TOLASSY	France	Patriots	Against
Roman HAIDER	Austria	Patriots	Against
Romana TOMC	Slovenia	EPP	For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT	Spain	EPP	For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA	Spain	S&D	For
Rudi KENNES	Belgium	The Left	Abstained
Ruth FIRMENICH	Germany	No group	Against
Sabine VERHEYEN	Germany	EPP	For
Sabrina REPP	Germany	S&D	For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU	Greece	S&D	For
Salvatore DE MEO	Italy	EPP	For
Sander SMIT	Netherlands	ECR	Against
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ	Spain	S&D	For
Sandra KALNIETE	Latvia	EPP	For
Sandro GOZI	France	Renew	For
Sandro RUOTOLO	Italy	S&D	For
Sara MATTHIEU	Belgium	Greens	For
Sarah KNAFO voted otherwise than their group's clear line	France	ESN	For
Saskia BRICMONT	Belgium	Greens	For
Seán KELLY	Ireland	EPP	For
Sebastian EVERDING	Germany	The Left	Abstained
Sebastian KRUIS	Netherlands	Patriots	Against
Sebastião BUGALHO	Portugal	EPP	For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA voted otherwise than their group's clear line	Romania	ECR	Abstained
Sergey LAGODINSKY	Germany	Greens	For
Sergio BERLATO	Italy	ECR	Against
Sérgio GONÇALVES	Portugal	S&D	For
Sérgio HUMBERTO	Portugal	EPP	For
Séverine WERBROUCK	France	Patriots	Against
Sibylle BERG	Germany	No group	Abstained
Siegbert Frank DROESE	Germany	ESN	Against
Siegfried MUREŞAN	Romania	EPP	For
Sigrid FRIIS	Denmark	Renew	For
Silvia SARDONE	Italy	Patriots	Against
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN	Finland	EPP	For
Sofie ERIKSSON	Sweden	S&D	For
Sophia KIRCHER	Austria	EPP	For
Sophie WILMÈS	Belgium	Renew	For
Stanislav STOYANOV	Bulgaria	ESN	Against
Stefan BERGER	Germany	EPP	For
Stefan KÖHLER	Germany	EPP	For
Ştefan MUŞOIU	Romania	S&D	For
Stefano BONACCINI	Italy	S&D	For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA	Italy	ECR	Against
Stéphanie YON-COURTIN	France	Renew	For
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA	Croatia	ECR	Against
Stine BOSSE	Denmark	Renew	For
Sunčana GLAVAK	Croatia	EPP	For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ	Spain	EPP	For
Susanna CECCARDI	Italy	Patriots	Against
Sven MIKSER	Estonia	S&D	For
Sven SIMON	Germany	EPP	For
Svenja HAHN	Germany	Renew	For
Taner KABILOV	Bulgaria	No group	For
Terry REINTKE	Germany	Greens	For
Thierry MARIANI voted otherwise than their group's clear line	France	Patriots	Abstained
Thijs REUTEN	Netherlands	S&D	For
Thomas GEISEL	Germany	No group	Against
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN	France	S&D	For
Thomas WAITZ	Austria	Greens	For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ	Portugal	Patriots	Against
Tilly METZ	Luxembourg	Greens	For
Tineke STRIK	Netherlands	Greens	For
Tobias CREMER	Germany	S&D	For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI	Poland	ECR	Against
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE	Belgium	Patriots	Against
Tomáš KUBÍN	Czechia	Patriots	Against
Tomas TOBÉ	Sweden	EPP	For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ	Czechia	EPP	For
Tomasz BUCZEK	Poland	Patriots	Against
Tomasz FROELICH	Germany	ESN	Against
Tomislav SOKOL	Croatia	EPP	For
Ton DIEPEVEEN	Netherlands	Patriots	Against
Tonino PICULA	Croatia	S&D	For
Udo BULLMANN	Germany	S&D	For
Urmas PAET	Estonia	Renew	For
Valentina PALMISANO	Italy	The Left	Against
Valérie DELOGE	France	Patriots	Against
Valérie DEVAUX	France	Renew	For
Valérie HAYER	France	Renew	For
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS	Greece	EPP	For
Vasile DÎNCU	Romania	S&D	For
Verena MERTENS	Germany	EPP	For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ	Slovakia	Renew	For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ	Czechia	ECR	Against
Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ	Spain	Greens	For
Victor NEGRESCU	Romania	S&D	For
Viktória FERENC	Hungary	Patriots	Against
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ	Lithuania	S&D	For
Ville NIINISTÖ	Finland	Greens	For
Villy SØVNDAL	Denmark	Greens	For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU	Romania	EPP	For
Virginie JORON	France	Patriots	Against
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS	Lithuania	Greens	For
Vivien COSTANZO	Germany	S&D	For
Vladimir PREBILIČ	Slovenia	Greens	For
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH	Germany	ESN	Against
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS	Lithuania	S&D	For
Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI	Lithuania	ECR	Against
Willemien KONING	Netherlands	EPP	For
Wouter BEKE	Belgium	EPP	For
Yannis MANIATIS	Greece	S&D	For
Younous OMARJEE	France	The Left	For
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE	Belgium	Renew	For
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ	Slovenia	EPP	For
Željana ZOVKO	Croatia	EPP	For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG	Hungary	ESN	Against

All votes on this decision, 1

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	Extension of the term of office of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Final vote	Roll call	422 for, 202 against, 9 abstained Adopted

Roll call requested by Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Parliament’s vote records link no text to this decision.

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: Rule of law in EU · Running issue: Transnational repression · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: Rule of law in EU

Issue Rule of law in EU Running issue · EU initiative 20 May 2026
Decision Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response Resolution · motion for a resolution 20 May 2026 Adopted
Decision The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report Resolution · report by Konstantinos Arvanitis 29 Apr 2026 Adopted
Decision Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 Resolution · report by Anna Strolenberg 29 Apr 2026 Adopted
Decision Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania Resolution · motion for a resolution 22 Jan 2026 Adopted
Decision Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime Resolution · report by Jean-Marc Germain, Monika Hohlmeier 18 Dec 2025 Adopted

Running issue: Transnational repression

Issue Transnational repression Running issue · EU initiative 16 Jun 2026
Decision Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values Resolution · report by Hannah Neumann 16 Jun 2026 Adopted
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 New EU law · report by Birgit Sippel 11 Mar 2026 Passed
Decision Addressing transnational repression of human rights defenders Resolution · report by Chloé Ridel 13 Nov 2025 Adopted
Decision 10th anniversary of the detention of jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai in China Resolution · motion for a resolution 9 Oct 2025 Adopted
Decision Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee Resolution · motion for a resolution 3 Apr 2025 Adopted

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Decision Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Budget decision · report by Daniel Freund 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
Decision Screening of foreign investments in the Union New EU law · report by Raphaël Glucksmann 8 May 2025 Passed
Decision Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 Resolution · report by Dainius Žalimas 29 Apr 2026 Adopted
Decision Stock-taking of the European elections 2024 Resolution · report by Ľubica Karvašová 11 Sept 2025 Adopted
Decision Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield Resolution · report by Tomas Tobé 15 Sept 2026 Adopted

Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/22?members=all
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Extension of the term of office of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield”. Decision, 28 April 2026. votingId 191728. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/22?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 28 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-28/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2026-04-28-22,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Extension of the term of office of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/22?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-04-28/22?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 191728. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-28-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-28 (CC BY 4.0)}
}