Sitting · Plenary
Thursday 30 April 2026
- Date
- Thursday 30 April 2026
- Decisions
- 13 decisions: 13 passed
- Votes
- 220 votes · 68 roll calls
More facts (5)
- Voting time
- 13:07–13:38
- Closest result
- Banking Union – annual report 2025 (376 for, 187 against)
- Amendments
- 39
- Previous sitting
- Wednesday 29 April 2026
- Next sitting
- Monday 18 May 2026
Numbered as on the sitting’s record, by kind of decision.
| No. | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.1 | Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine | KindConsent · Consent procedure | Consent given | 465 for, 57 against, 47 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.2 | Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | 511 for, 21 against, 42 abstained roll call | Votes19 |
| No.3 | New Chinese law on ‘ethnic unity and progress’ and the intensified suppression of ethnic identities Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | 439 for, 52 against, 71 abstained roll call | Votes9 |
| No.4 | Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | 507 for, 31 against, 35 abstained roll call | Votes21 |
| No.5 | Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European Parliament Committee report by Michalis Hadjipantela | KindResolutions | Adopted | 401 for, 116 against, 68 abstained roll call | Votes32 |
| No.6 | Financial literacy and the rise of finfluencers in the context of the savings and investments union Committee report by Lídia Pereira | KindResolutions | Adopted | 502 for, 46 against, 42 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.7 | How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? Committee report by Carlo Fidanza | KindResolutions | Adopted | 426 for, 119 against, 40 abstained roll call | Votes38 |
| No.8 | Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions Committee report by Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska | KindResolutions | Adopted | 404 for, 102 against, 67 abstained roll call | Votes12 |
| No.9 | Banking Union – annual report 2025 Committee report by Evelyn Regner | KindResolutions | Adopted | 376 for, 187 against, 17 abstained roll call | Votes7 |
| No.10 | Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes19 |
| No.11 | Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | 446 for, 63 against, 52 abstained roll call | Votes22 |
| No.12 | Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | 476 for, 47 against, 48 abstained roll call | Votes19 |
| No.13 | The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes20 |
Every vote of the day recorded by name. A decision can have many votes.
| Date | Vote | Kind | Result | For | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 16 The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment | Separate vote | 330 for, 111 against, 117 abstained Adopted | For 59 % | Requested by Greens |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Separate vote on paragraph 8 Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia | Separate vote | 454 for, 90 against, 27 abstained Adopted | For 80 % | Requested by Patriots |
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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 international agreements and resolutions on Ukraine, Haiti, China, and Venezuela, and set its 2027 budget, among other decisions.
- International Claims Commission for Ukraine: Parliament gave its consent to the convention establishing a commission to handle claims related to Ukraine, backed by most groups except ESN, with Patriots mostly abstaining.
- Criminal groups in Haiti: MEPs adopted a resolution condemning criminal groups in Haiti for trafficking and exploitation, calling for dismantling networks, protecting child victims, and enforcing the UN arms embargo.
- China's ethnic unity law: Parliament adopted a resolution on China's new law on ethnic unity, urging repeal or amendment, and calling for concerns to be raised in the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue.
- Venezuela's Amnesty Law: MEPs adopted a resolution on Venezuela's Amnesty Law, welcoming prisoner releases but regretting incomplete implementation, condemning U.S. military interference, and urging support for reforms.
- Parliament's 2027 budget: Parliament set its 2027 budget at over EUR 2.6 billion, endorsing conciliation adjustments and calling for prudent spending, with opposition from Patriots and ESN.
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 Wednesday, 29 April 2026 Plenary sitting 29 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 Thursday 30 April 2026”. Sitting, 30 April 2026. sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-30. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-04-30?vkind=separate (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 30 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 30 April 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-30, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-04-30/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-sitting-2026-04-30,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Sitting of Thursday 30 April 2026}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-04-30},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-04-30?vkind=separate}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-04-30?vkind=separate},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-30. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-04-30-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-04-30 (CC BY 4.0)}
}