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Sitting · Plenary

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Date
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Part-session
18–21 May 2026 Mon 18Tue 19Wed 20Thu 21
Decisions
9 decisions: 3 passed, 4 other verdicts, 2 without a final vote
Votes
14 votes · 3 roll calls
More facts (4)
Voting time
14:20–14:24
Closest result
Request for the waiver of the immunity of Angelika Niebler (309 for, 283 against)
Previous sitting
Monday 18 May 2026
Next sitting
Wednesday 20 May 2026
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Decisions, 9

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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 Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market Committee report by Karin KarlsbroKindNew laws · 1st readingPassed606 for, 16 against, 39 abstained roll callVotes2
No.2 Screening of foreign investments in the Union Committee report by Raphaël GlucksmannKindNew laws · 1st readingPassed508 for, 64 against, 90 abstained roll callVotes2
No.3 Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines Committee report by Borys BudkaKindNew laws · ConsultationPassed537 for, 17 against, 83 abstained roll callVotes1
No.4 Single European railway area: use of railway infrastructure capacity Committee reportKindNew laws · 2nd readingNo final vote—Votes2
No.5 Production and marketing of forest reproductive material Committee reportKindNew laws · 2nd readingNo final vote—Votes3
No.6 Request for the waiver of the immunity of Angelika Niebler Committee reportKindImmunityImmunity kept309 for, 283 against, 53 abstained counted, no namesVotes1
No.7 Request for the waiver of the immunity of Alvise Pérez Committee reportKindImmunityImmunity waivedAdopted show of hands — no countVotes1
No.8 Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikos Pappas Committee reportKindImmunityImmunity waivedAdopted show of hands — no countVotes1
No.9 Request for the waiver of the immunity of Harald Vilimsky Committee reportKindImmunityImmunity waivedAdopted show of hands — no countVotes1

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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
19 May 2026Final vote on the draft Council decision Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelinesFinal537 for, 17 against, 83 abstained Adopted For 84 %
19 May 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Screening of foreign investments in the UnionFinal508 for, 64 against, 90 abstained Adopted For 77 %
19 May 2026Final vote on the provisional agreement Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel marketFinal606 for, 16 against, 39 abstained Adopted For 92 %

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Day brief

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A day of legislative decisions on trade and investment, with Parliament adopting positions on steel protection and foreign investment screening, plus approving the Coal and Steel research fund.

  • Steel market protection: Parliament backed a regulation to counter global steel overcapacity's trade effects, aiming to safeguard the EU steel sector while staying WTO-compliant. The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, and Patriots supported it; ESN mostly abstained.
  • Foreign investment screening: MEPs approved a new law setting common rules for member states to review foreign investments that could threaten security or public order. The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, and ECR backed it; ESN opposed, Patriots mostly abstained.
  • Coal and Steel research fund: Parliament approved the Council's draft decision updating the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, including an increased annual budget for research calls from 2027 to 2034. Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, and Patriots supported it; The Left and ESN mostly abstained.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-05-19?vkind=final
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25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Sitting of Tuesday 19 May 2026”. Sitting, 19 May 2026. sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-19. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-05-19?vkind=final (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 19 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-19-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 19 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-19-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-19, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-05-19/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-sitting-2026-05-19,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Sitting of Tuesday 19 May 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-05-19},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-05-19?vkind=final}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-05-19?vkind=final},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-19. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-19-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-19-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-19 (CC BY 4.0)}
}