Dossier · Consent procedure

Amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976

Reference: 2025/0900(APP) Consent procedure · consent
Where it stands: Parliament gave its consent on 29 April 2026. The Council can now conclude the act.
Stage: Plenary vote
Lead committee: Constitutional Affairs AFCO

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Rapporteur: Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR
Shadow rapporteurs: 7 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 29 Apr 2026 · Consent given
Versions: 4 versions

Rapporteur: Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR
Shadow rapporteurs: 7 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 29 Apr 2026 · Consent given
Versions: 4 versions

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Referred to committee (done) 27 April 2026
Committee work (done) Report adopted 27 April 2026
Tabled for plenary (done) 27 April 2026
Plenary vote (done) Adopted 29 April 2026
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Lead committee: Constitutional Affairs AFCO
Rapporteur: Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D)
Shadow rapporteurs: Ana Miguel PEDRO (EPP), Marieke EHLERS (Patriots), Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI (ECR), Sandro GOZI (Renew), Daniel FREUND (Greens), Nikolas FARANTOURIS (The Left), Stanisław TYSZKA (ESN)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

**Effect**: what the decision did. **Final vote**: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
Date	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote
29 Apr 2026	Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth	Consent	Consent given	616 for, 24 against, 8 abstained by roll call

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

Voting grid of 2025/0900(APP): one row per roll call, one column per group, then the result.
Vote	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	Result
29 Apr 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision	For	For	For	For	For	For	For	Divided	Adopted616–24–8

29 Apr 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision

Adopted 616–24–8

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Greens

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Renew

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ECR

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Versions, 4

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

Adopted by Parliament29 Apr 2026

Adopted text TA10-0124/2026 TA-10-2026-0124

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Adopted by Parliament13 Nov 2025

Adopted text TA10-0257/2025 TA-10-2025-0257

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Tabled for plenary27 Apr 2026

Report A10-0123/2026 A-10-2026-0123

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Committee draft25 Mar 2026

Draft report (AFCO) AFCO-PR-786666

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Adopted text TA10-0124/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the draft Council decision amending the European Electoral Act to allow Members to vote by proxy during pregnancy and after giving birth.
Adopted text TA10-0257/2025: Parliament proposes amending the European Electoral Act to allow Members to vote by proxy in plenary during pregnancy and after giving birth, for up to three months before the estimated birth date and six months after.
Report A10-0123/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the draft Council decision amending the European Electoral Act to allow proxy voting for MEPs who are pregnant or have recently given birth.
Draft report (AFCO): This draft report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the Council decision amending the European Electoral Act to allow proxy voting for MEPs who are pregnant or have recently given birth.

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What changed, 1

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (AFCO) → Report A10-0123/2026

No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.

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Timeline, 5

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 27 Apr 2026–29 Apr 2026

29 April 2026

Plenary vote

Sitting of 29 Apr 2026 Adopted text TA10-0124/2026 Report A10-0123/2026
27 April 2026

Report tabled for plenary

This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

Report A10-0123/2026

Committee stage 3 steps · 25 Mar 2026–27 Apr 2026

27 April 2026

Committee vote: report adopted

AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
27 April 2026

Referred to the AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) committee

The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
25 March 2026

Draft report published

The rapporteur’s first text in AFCO (Constitutional Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

Draft report (AFCO)

Connections

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Texts voted on

Text RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976 Report A10-0123/2026 29 Apr 2026

Other dossiers of the same rapporteur

Dossier Amendment of the European Electoral act, allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth 2025/2195(INL) · Legislative initiative 13 Nov 2025 Adopted

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0900
Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL)
Data source: EP Open Data API: procedure record
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976”. Dossier, 29 April 2026. procId 2025-0900, reference 2025/0900(APP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0900 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0900(APP). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0900 (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-29},
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  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0900},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0900, reference 2025/0900(APP). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0900(APP). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
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