Sitting · Plenary
Wednesday 29 April 2026
- Date
- Wednesday 29 April 2026
- Decisions
- 27 decisions: 27 passed
- Votes
- 648 votes · 298 roll calls
More facts (5)
- Voting time
- 13:14–15:03
- Closest result
- Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 (328 for, 199 against)
- Amendments
- 185
- Previous sitting
- Tuesday 28 April 2026
- Next sitting
- Thursday 30 April 2026
Numbered as on the sitting’s record, by kind of decision.
| No. | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.1 | Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products Committee report by Dimitris Tsiodras, Piotr Müller | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Passed | 540 for, 60 against, 45 abstained roll call | Votes37 |
| No.2 | Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector Committee report by Danuše Nerudová | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Passed | 433 for, 120 against, 91 abstained roll call | Votes25 |
| No.3 | European Chemicals Agency and amending regulations Committee report by Christophe Clergeau | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Passed | 526 for, 56 against, 69 abstained roll call | Votes2 |
| No.4 | Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth Committee report by Juan Fernando López Aguilar | KindConsent · Consent procedure | Consent given | 616 for, 24 against, 8 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.5 | EU-Iceland agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offences and serious crime Committee report by Jaroslav Bžoch | KindConsent · Consent procedure | Consent given | 532 for, 75 against, 28 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.6 | International Cocoa Agreement Committee report by Bernd Lange | KindConsent · Consent procedure | Consent given | 601 for, 13 against, 34 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.7 | EU-USA-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement, and EU-Iceland-Norway Ancillary Agreement on the application of the Air Transport Agreement Committee report by Johan Danielsson | KindConsent · Consent procedure | Consent given | 631 for, 6 against, 10 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.8 | EU-Norway Agreement on transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime Committee report by Jaroslav Bžoch | KindConsent · Consent procedure | Consent given | 532 for, 72 against, 26 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.9 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission Committee report by Daniel Freund | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 418 for, 207 against, 14 abstained roll call | Votes98 |
| No.10 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament Committee report by Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes97 |
| No.11 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council Committee report by Pasquale Tridico | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes16 |
| No.12 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union Committee report by Pasquale Tridico | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes8 |
| No.13 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Court of Auditors Committee report by Pasquale Tridico | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes16 |
| No.14 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action Service Committee report by Pasquale Tridico | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes27 |
| No.15 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee Committee report by Pasquale Tridico | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes5 |
| No.16 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Ombudsman Committee report by Pasquale Tridico | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes2 |
| No.17 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions Committee report by Pasquale Tridico | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes4 |
| No.18 | Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor Committee report by Pasquale Tridico | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes4 |
| No.19 | Discharge 2024: European Public Prosecutor’s Office Committee report by Pasquale Tridico | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 454 for, 161 against, 29 abstained roll call | Votes9 |
| No.20 | Discharge 2024: Agencies Committee report by Monika Hohlmeier | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 475 for, 107 against, 71 abstained roll call | Votes86 |
| No.21 | Discharge 2024: Joint Undertakings Committee report by Csaba Molnár | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 525 for, 104 against, 16 abstained roll call | Votes13 |
| No.22 | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/008 BE/Liberty - Belgium Committee report by Matthias Ecke | KindBudget | Passed | 586 for, 48 against, 16 abstained roll call | Votes2 |
| No.23 | Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure Genetically modified soybean MON 94637 Motion for a resolution | KindObjections | Objection passed | 412 for, 145 against, 11 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.24 | Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 Committee report by Anna Strolenberg | KindResolutions | Adopted | 328 for, 199 against, 98 abstained roll call | Votes125 |
| No.25 | The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report Committee report by Konstantinos Arvanitis | KindResolutions | Adopted | 387 for, 191 against, 46 abstained roll call | Votes32 |
| No.26 | Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 Committee report by Dainius Žalimas | KindResolutions | Adopted | 416 for, 190 against, 15 abstained roll call | Votes33 |
| No.27 | Protection of EU companies, jobs and products against unfair competition from third countries Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes1 |
Every vote of the day recorded by name. A decision can have many votes.
| Date | Vote | Kind | Result | For | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 2 — part 2 Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 407 for, 190 against, 25 abstained Adopted | For 65 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 112 — part 3 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | Split vote | 284 for, 335 against, 6 abstained Rejected | For 45 % | Requested by EPP, S&D |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 112 — part 2 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | Split vote | 408 for, 192 against, 22 abstained Adopted | For 66 % | Requested by S&D |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 112 — part 1 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | Split vote | 498 for, 80 against, 57 abstained Adopted | For 78 % | Requested by S&D |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 15 — part 2 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | Split vote | 375 for, 130 against, 114 abstained Adopted | For 61 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 15 — part 1 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | Split vote | 484 for, 78 against, 66 abstained Adopted | For 77 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 5 — part 2 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | Split vote | 373 for, 123 against, 114 abstained Adopted | For 61 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 5 — part 1 The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report | Split vote | 522 for, 62 against, 43 abstained Adopted | For 83 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital BC — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 593 for, 22 against, 8 abstained Adopted | For 95 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital BC — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 427 for, 195 against, 7 abstained Adopted | For 68 % | Requested by Greens |
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| Date | Vote | Kind | Result | For | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital BB — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 308 for, 279 against, 41 abstained Adopted | For 49 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital BB — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 439 for, 168 against, 16 abstained Adopted | For 70 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital AZ — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 344 for, 216 against, 49 abstained Adopted | For 56 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital AZ — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 351 for, 204 against, 59 abstained Adopted | For 57 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital AP — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 273 for, 337 against, 12 abstained Rejected | For 44 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital AP — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 424 for, 188 against, 15 abstained Adopted | For 68 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital AJ — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 281 for, 324 against, 13 abstained Rejected | For 45 % | Requested by EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital AJ — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 437 for, 180 against, 13 abstained Adopted | For 69 % | Requested by EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital W — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 290 for, 286 against, 51 abstained Adopted | For 46 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Recital W — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 511 for, 77 against, 45 abstained Adopted | For 81 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Citation 44 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 277 for, 342 against, 6 abstained Rejected | For 44 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Citation 44 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 433 for, 161 against, 28 abstained Adopted | For 70 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 108 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 419 for, 198 against, 7 abstained Adopted | For 67 % | Requested by Greens, Patriots |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 108 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 613 for, 6 against, 20 abstained Adopted | For 96 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 101 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 293 for, 343 against, 6 abstained Rejected | For 46 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 101 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 449 for, 141 against, 53 abstained Adopted | For 70 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 74 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 502 for, 57 against, 66 abstained Adopted | For 80 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 74 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 622 for, 6 against, 3 abstained Adopted | For 99 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 70 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 336 for, 280 against, 17 abstained Adopted | For 53 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 70 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 401 for, 185 against, 58 abstained Adopted | For 62 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 67 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 418 for, 197 against, 12 abstained Adopted | For 67 % | Requested by Greens, Patriots |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 67 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 429 for, 192 against, 15 abstained Adopted | For 67 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 64 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 287 for, 331 against, 14 abstained Rejected | For 45 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 64 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 445 for, 102 against, 82 abstained Adopted | For 71 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 56 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 271 for, 331 against, 24 abstained Rejected | For 43 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 56 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 419 for, 173 against, 34 abstained Adopted | For 67 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 48 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 281 for, 350 against, 6 abstained Rejected | For 44 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 48 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 426 for, 202 against, 8 abstained Adopted | For 67 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 47 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 349 for, 244 against, 29 abstained Adopted | For 56 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 47 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 424 for, 205 against, 5 abstained Adopted | For 67 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 43 — part 2 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 344 for, 281 against, 12 abstained Adopted | For 54 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 43 — part 1 Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 | Split vote | 481 for, 86 against, 78 abstained Adopted | For 75 % | Requested by Greens |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 2 — part 2 Discharge 2024: Agencies | Split vote | 591 for, 8 against, 46 abstained Adopted | For 92 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 138 — part 2 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament | Split vote | 444 for, 131 against, 77 abstained Adopted | For 68 % | Requested by S&D |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 138 — part 1 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament | Split vote | 462 for, 159 against, 32 abstained Adopted | For 71 % | Requested by S&D |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 21 — part 2 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament | Split vote | 527 for, 115 against, 5 abstained Adopted | For 81 % | Requested by S&D |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 21 — part 1 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament | Split vote | 513 for, 135 against, 7 abstained Adopted | For 78 % | Requested by S&D |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 177, point vii — part 2 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission | Split vote | 446 for, 193 against, 15 abstained Adopted | For 68 % | Requested by ECR |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Paragraph 46 — part 2 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission | Split vote | 364 for, 262 against, 20 abstained Adopted | For 56 % | Requested by ECR |
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Day brief
A short account of the day, written by AI from the decisions and their summaries.
AI: The day in brief Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted positions on new EU laws, gave consent to international agreements, and passed resolutions, covering chemicals, emissions trading, GM food, and electoral rules.
- Chemical products simplification: Parliament backed new rules easing requirements for chemical products, making labelling more flexible and streamlining cosmetic ingredient approvals, while keeping protection levels. The Left opposed.
- Market stability reserve: MEPs approved changes to the emissions trading reserve for buildings and road transport, adjusting its trigger and price controls. ECR and Patriots voted against.
- European Chemicals Agency update: Parliament adopted a regulation strengthening the European Chemicals Agency's governance and aligning resources with new tasks like the One Substance One Assessment. ESN opposed, Patriots mostly abstained.
- Genetically modified soybean MON 94637: Parliament blocked the Commission's draft decision authorising GM soybean MON 94637, calling for withdrawal and reform of the GMO authorisation process. EPP opposed the objection.
- Proxy voting for new mothers: Parliament consented to amending the European Electoral Act to allow MEPs who are pregnant or recently gave birth to vote by proxy in plenary for specified periods. ESN opposed.
Connections
The part-session and what the day’s decisions touch.
Other sittings of the part-session
- Sitting Monday, 27 April 2026 Plenary sitting 27 Apr 2026
- Sitting Tuesday, 28 April 2026 Plenary sitting 28 Apr 2026
- Sitting Thursday, 30 April 2026 Plenary sitting 30 Apr 2026
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Sitting of Wednesday 29 April 2026”. Sitting, 29 April 2026. sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-29. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-04-29?vkind=split (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 29 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-29-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 29 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-29-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-29, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-29/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-sitting-2026-04-29,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Sitting of Wednesday 29 April 2026}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-04-29},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-04-29?vkind=split}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-04-29?vkind=split},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-29. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-29-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-29-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-29 (CC BY 4.0)}
}