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Wednesday 18 December 2024

Date
Wednesday 18 December 2024
Part-session
16–19 December 2024 Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18Thu 19
Decisions
8 decisions: 8 passed
Votes
46 votes · 33 roll calls
More facts (5)
Voting time
12:11–12:22
Closest result
Setting up a Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office (441 for, 178 against)
Amendments
23
Previous sitting
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Next sitting
Thursday 19 December 2024
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Decisions, 8

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Numbered as on the sitting’s record, by kind of decision.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained and how it was recorded. Votes: votes taken on the decision (amendments, split parts, the final vote).
No.DecisionKindEffectFinal voteVotes
No.1 EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tonga Committee report by Dariusz JońskiKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given545 for, 81 against, 26 abstained roll callVotes1
No.2 EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Niue Committee report by Dariusz JońskiKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given543 for, 77 against, 31 abstained roll callVotes1
No.3 Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration Committee report by Anna CavazziniKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given591 for, 7 against, 53 abstained roll callVotes1
No.4 EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tuvalu Committee report by Dariusz JońskiKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given533 for, 74 against, 26 abstained roll callVotes1
No.5 Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committees Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdopted448 for, 161 against, 40 abstained roll callVotes17
No.6 Setting up a Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdopted441 for, 178 against, 34 abstained roll callVotes7
No.7 Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdopted480 for, 148 against, 20 abstained roll callVotes17
No.8 Appointment of the Chair of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) Committee reportKindResolutionsAppointment approved569 for, 20 against, 61 abstained counted, no namesVotes1

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Every vote of the day recorded by name. A decision can have many votes.

Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested by
18 Dec 2024Final vote on the draft Council decision EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of TuvaluFinal533 for, 74 against, 26 abstained Adopted For 84 %
18 Dec 2024Final vote on the draft Council decision EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of NiueFinal543 for, 77 against, 31 abstained Adopted For 83 %
18 Dec 2024Final vote on the draft Council decision Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State ArbitrationFinal591 for, 7 against, 53 abstained Adopted For 91 %
18 Dec 2024Final vote on the draft Council decision EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of TongaFinal545 for, 81 against, 26 abstained Adopted For 84 %
18 Dec 2024Final vote — text as a whole Setting up a Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of officeFinal480 for, 148 against, 20 abstained Adopted For 74 %Requested by Patriots
18 Dec 2024Final vote — text as a whole Setting up a Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of officeFinal441 for, 178 against, 34 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by Patriots
18 Dec 2024Final vote — text as a whole Amendment of Annex VI – Powers and responsibilities of the standing committeesFinal448 for, 161 against, 40 abstained Adopted For 69 %Requested by Patriots

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Day brief

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Parliament gave its consent to three Pacific trade accessions and a transparency convention, and reshaped its committee structure, setting up new standing committees.

  • Pacific trade: Tonga accession: Parliament consented to Tonga joining the EU–Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement, allowing it to benefit from trade integration. The Left and Greens opposed.
  • Pacific trade: Niue accession: Parliament approved Niue's accession to the same agreement, granting it duty-free and quota-free access to the EU market. The Left and Greens voted against.
  • Investor-state arbitration transparency: Parliament backed the EU concluding the UN transparency convention, which opens investor-state disputes to public scrutiny and applies to older treaties. Patriots mostly abstained.
  • Pacific trade: Tuvalu accession: Parliament consented to Tuvalu joining the trade agreement, preserving its duty-free access after it graduates from Least Developed Country status. The Left and Greens opposed.
  • Standing committees on security and health: Parliament upgraded two subcommittees to standing committees on Security and Defence and on Public Health, adjusting responsibilities of existing committees. The Left, Patriots and ESN opposed.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2024-12-18?vkind=final
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European Parliament (2024). “Sitting of Wednesday 18 December 2024”. Sitting, 18 December 2024. sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-18. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2024-12-18?vkind=final (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 
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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Sitting of Wednesday 18 December 2024}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-12-18},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2024-12-18?vkind=final}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2024-12-18?vkind=final},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2024-12-18. 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)}
}