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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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DateVoteKindResultForRequested by
21 Jan 2026Separate vote on paragraph 7 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Separate vote467 for, 109 against, 86 abstained Adopted For 71 %Requested by Patriots
21 Jan 2026Separate vote on recital AJ Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025Separate vote329 for, 270 against, 55 abstained Adopted For 50 %Requested by EPP
21 Jan 2026Separate vote on paragraph 41 Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025Separate vote620 for, 14 against, 21 abstained Adopted For 95 %Requested by The Left

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Day brief

A short account of the day, written by AI from the decisions and their summaries.

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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?vkind=separate (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).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-sitting-2026-01-21,
  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?vkind=separate}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-01-21?vkind=separate},
  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)}
}