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Amendment of the European Electoral act, allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth

Reference
2025/2195(INL) Legislative initiative
Where it stands
Parliament adopted the text on 13 November 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage
Parliament’s position
Lead committee
Constitutional Affairs AFCO
More facts (5)
Author
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR
Shadow rapporteurs
7 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
13 Nov 2025 · Adopted
Versions
3 versions
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Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 9 October 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 4 November 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 5 November 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 13 November 2025
  5. Parliament’s position (done) Final

Parliament asks the Commission to propose a law and says what it should contain.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee
Constitutional Affairs AFCO
Author
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.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
13 Nov 2025Proxy voting in plenary for Members during pregnancy and after giving birth ResolutionsAdoptedshow of hands — no count

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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).

  1. 13 Nov 2025 Final vote — text as a whole

    Adopted 605–30–5

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    Against
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The people on this dossier — pick up to 6. Each gets a column with their own position.

Versions, 3

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

  1. Adopted by Parliament13 Nov 2025

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

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary5 Nov 2025

    Report A10-0214/2025 A-10-2025-0214

    Compare with committee draft

  3. Committee draft9 Oct 2025

    Draft report (AFCO) AFCO-PR-778275

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • 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 A10-0214/2025: Parliament proposes amending the European Electoral Act to allow Members to vote by proxy during pregnancy and after giving birth, for up to three months before the estimated birth and six months after.
  • Draft report (AFCO): The draft report proposes amending the European Electoral Act to allow Members of the European Parliament to vote by proxy during pregnancy and after giving birth, for up to three months before the estimated birth date and six months after.

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What changed, 2

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

  1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0214/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0257/2025

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    The versions differ only in formal points: headings are simplified by removing references to draft or motion stages.

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  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (AFCO) → Report A10-0214/2025

    AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

    The versions differ only in wording: one word is removed from the proxy voting provision.

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Timeline, 7

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

Plenary stage 3 steps · 5 Nov 2025–13 Nov 2025

  1. 13 November 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 13 Nov 2025 Report A10-0214/2025Adopted text TA10-0257/2025

  2. 10 November – 11 November 2025

    5 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    Amendments 1–2Amendments 3–4Amendment 5

  3. 5 November 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0214/2025

Committee stage 4 steps · 9 Oct 2025–4 Nov 2025

  1. 4 November 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 17 October 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (AFCO)

  3. 9 October 2025

    Draft report published

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

    Draft report (AFCO)

  4. 9 October 2025

    Referred to the AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.

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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/dossiers/2025-2195
Official source
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Amendment of the European Electoral act, allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth”. Dossier, 13 November 2025. procId 2025-2195, reference 2025/2195(INL). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2195 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2195(INL). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2195 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2195,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Amendment of the European Electoral act, allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-11-13},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2195}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2195},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2195, reference 2025/2195(INL). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2195(INL). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}