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Sitting · Plenary

Wednesday 21 January 2026

Date
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Part-session
19–22 January 2026 Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22
Decisions
8 decisions: 7 passed, 1 without a final vote
Votes
379 votes · 117 roll calls
More facts (5)
Voting time
12:48–13:48
Closest result
Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) (334 for, 324 against)
Amendments
80
Previous sitting
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Next sitting
Thursday 22 January 2026
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Decisions, 8

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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 Air passenger rights Committee report by Andrey NovakovKindNew laws · 2nd readingAmendments 1 + 243 (voted as one) adopted632 for, 15 against, 9 abstained roll callVotes1
No.2 EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina Committee report by Jaroslav BžochKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given565 for, 83 against, 14 abstained roll callVotes1
No.3 Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of a Loan for Ukraine KindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given499 for, 135 against, 24 abstained roll callVotes1
No.4 Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdopted334 for, 324 against, 11 abstained roll callVotes2
No.5 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Committee report by David McAllisterKindResolutionsAdopted392 for, 179 against, 83 abstained roll callVotes166
No.6 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 Committee report by Thijs ReutenKindResolutionsAdopted395 for, 197 against, 70 abstained roll callVotes98
No.7 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025 Committee report by Francisco AssisKindResolutionsAdopted421 for, 120 against, 108 abstained roll callVotes109
No.8 Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called ‘EU Magnitsky Act’) Committee report by Antonio López-Istúriz WhiteKindResolutionsAdopted440 for, 127 against, 59 abstained roll callVotes1

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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested by
21 Jan 2026Final vote on the motion for a resolution Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called ‘EU Magnitsky Act’)Final440 for, 127 against, 59 abstained Adopted For 70 %
21 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Final421 for, 120 against, 108 abstained Adopted For 65 %
21 Jan 2026Recital O — part 2 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Split vote492 for, 105 against, 48 abstained Adopted For 76 %Requested by ECR
21 Jan 2026Amendment 2, adding text after recital M Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment240 for, 384 against, 7 abstained Rejected For 38 %Requested by Patriots
21 Jan 2026Amendment 1, adding text after recital M Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment244 for, 384 against, 28 abstained Rejected For 37 %Requested by Patriots
21 Jan 2026Amendment 48, adding text after paragraph 83 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment94 for, 489 against, 60 abstained Rejected For 15 %Requested by The Left
21 Jan 2026Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 83 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment90 for, 495 against, 61 abstained Rejected For 14 %Requested by The Left
21 Jan 2026Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 81 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment360 for, 283 against, 11 abstained Adopted For 55 %Requested by ECR
21 Jan 2026Amendment 16 to paragraph 78 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment184 for, 451 against, 22 abstained Rejected For 28 %Requested by ESN
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 66 — part 2 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Split vote367 for, 256 against, 25 abstained Adopted For 57 %Requested by ECR, Patriots
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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested by
21 Jan 2026Amendment 8 to paragraph 66 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment227 for, 414 against, 9 abstained Rejected For 35 %Requested by Patriots
21 Jan 2026Amendment 7 to paragraph 60 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment197 for, 438 against, 13 abstained Rejected For 30 %Requested by Patriots
21 Jan 2026Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 57 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment104 for, 487 against, 63 abstained Rejected For 16 %Requested by The Left
21 Jan 2026Amendment 44 to paragraph 57 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment86 for, 515 against, 53 abstained Rejected For 13 %Requested by The Left
21 Jan 2026Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 56 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment177 for, 415 against, 61 abstained Rejected For 27 %Requested by Patriots
21 Jan 2026Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 53 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment164 for, 470 against, 28 abstained Rejected For 25 %Requested by ESN
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 43 — part 2 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Split vote376 for, 254 against, 29 abstained Adopted For 57 %Requested by ECR
21 Jan 2026Amendment 5 to paragraph 43 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment205 for, 417 against, 33 abstained Rejected For 31 %Requested by Patriots
21 Jan 2026Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 29 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment71 for, 486 against, 87 abstained Rejected For 11 %Requested by The Left
21 Jan 2026Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 29 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment191 for, 389 against, 70 abstained Rejected For 29 %Requested by ECR
21 Jan 2026Amendment 27 to paragraph 27 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment188 for, 447 against, 21 abstained Rejected For 29 %Requested by ECR
21 Jan 2026Amendment 12 to paragraph 27 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment186 for, 462 against, 14 abstained Rejected For 28 %Requested by ESN
21 Jan 2026Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 22 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment77 for, 483 against, 89 abstained Rejected For 12 %Requested by The Left
21 Jan 2026Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 22 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment111 for, 433 against, 104 abstained Rejected For 17 %Requested by The Left
21 Jan 2026Amendment 37, adding text after paragraph 22 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment121 for, 425 against, 102 abstained Rejected For 19 %Requested by The Left
21 Jan 2026Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 22 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment108 for, 468 against, 58 abstained Rejected For 17 %Requested by The Left
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 21 — part 2 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Split vote434 for, 217 against, 8 abstained Adopted For 66 %Requested by Patriots
21 Jan 2026Amendment 4 to paragraph 21 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment194 for, 446 against, 15 abstained Rejected For 30 %Requested by Patriots
21 Jan 2026Amendment 35 to paragraph 20 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment89 for, 508 against, 57 abstained Rejected For 14 %Requested by The Left
21 Jan 2026Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 18 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment246 for, 405 against, 6 abstained Rejected For 37 %Requested by ESN
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 17 — part 4 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Split vote424 for, 157 against, 46 abstained Adopted For 68 %
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 17 — part 3 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Split vote510 for, 105 against, 52 abstained Adopted For 76 %
21 Jan 2026Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 10 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment231 for, 410 against, 6 abstained Rejected For 36 %Requested by Patriots
21 Jan 2026Amendment 21, adding text after paragraph 5 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment416 for, 138 against, 86 abstained Adopted For 65 %Requested by ECR
21 Jan 2026Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 2 Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025Amendment227 for, 417 against, 18 abstained Rejected For 34 %Requested by ECR
21 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Final395 for, 197 against, 70 abstained Adopted For 60 %
21 Jan 2026Recital Q — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Split vote477 for, 150 against, 23 abstained Adopted For 73 %Requested by Greens
21 Jan 2026Recital Q — part 1 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Split vote565 for, 53 against, 47 abstained Adopted For 85 %Requested by Greens
21 Jan 2026Amendment 6, adding text after recital E Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Amendment221 for, 415 against, 24 abstained Rejected For 33 %Requested by The Left
21 Jan 2026Recital C — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Split vote518 for, 113 against, 14 abstained Adopted For 80 %Requested by Greens
21 Jan 2026Recital C — part 1 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Split vote559 for, 44 against, 63 abstained Adopted For 84 %Requested by Greens
21 Jan 2026Amendment 15, adding text after citation 27 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Amendment506 for, 82 against, 58 abstained Adopted For 78 %Requested by ECR
21 Jan 2026Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 81 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Amendment212 for, 425 against, 25 abstained Rejected For 32 %Requested by The Left
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 80 — part 3 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Split vote476 for, 128 against, 46 abstained Adopted For 73 %Requested by EPP
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 80 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Split vote347 for, 289 against, 15 abstained Adopted For 53 %Requested by EPP, ECR, Patriots
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 80 — part 1 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Split vote512 for, 109 against, 46 abstained Adopted For 77 %Requested by EPP
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 74 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Split vote403 for, 190 against, 66 abstained Adopted For 61 %Requested by ECR
21 Jan 2026Amendment 24 to paragraph 50 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Amendment354 for, 287 against, 12 abstained Adopted For 54 %Requested by ECR
21 Jan 2026Paragraph 49 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Split vote380 for, 258 against, 20 abstained Adopted For 58 %Requested by ECR
21 Jan 2026Amendment 12 to paragraph 49 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Amendment58 for, 569 against, 38 abstained Rejected For 9 %Requested by The Left

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Day brief

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Parliament adopted new laws on air passenger rights and gave consent to international agreements, while rejecting a request for a Court opinion on the EU-Mercosur deal.

  • Air passenger rights: Parliament backed updated EU rules on compensation for flight delays, cancellations, and denied boarding, simplifying claims and extending coverage to more flights while capping airline hotel costs in extraordinary circumstances.
  • EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina border agreement: Parliament consented to an agreement allowing the European Border and Coast Guard Agency to deploy teams with executive powers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and asked to be informed of activities.
  • Loan for Ukraine: Parliament gave its consent to enhanced cooperation on establishing a loan for Ukraine, enabling the EU to finalize the arrangement.
  • EU-Mercosur Court opinion request: Parliament rejected a resolution that would have asked the Court of Justice to check if the proposed EU-Mercosur agreements comply with EU Treaties, so no opinion will be sought.
  • Common foreign and security policy report: Parliament adopted its annual report on the EU's foreign policy, evaluating progress and challenges and guiding the EU executive on shaping the rules-based international order.

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European Parliament (2026). “Sitting of Wednesday 21 January 2026”. Sitting, 21 January 2026. sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-21. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-01-21 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 21 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 21 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-21, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-01-21/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Sitting of Wednesday 21 January 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-01-21},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-01-21}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-01-21},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-21. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-21 (CC BY 4.0)}
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