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Wednesday 20 May 2026

Date
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Part-session
18–21 May 2026 Mon 18Tue 19Wed 20Thu 21
Decisions
12 decisions: 12 passed
Votes
190 votes · 98 roll calls
More facts (5)
Voting time
13:12–13:52
Closest result
Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (369 for, 160 against)
Amendments
59
Previous sitting
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Next sitting
Thursday 21 May 2026
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Decisions, 12

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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 EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Committee report by Ilhan KyuchyukKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given493 for, 104 against, 45 abstained roll callVotes1
No.2 International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives: amendment of Article 36 Committee report by Bernd LangeKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given644 for, 1 against, 2 abstained roll callVotes1
No.3 United Nations Convention against Cybercrime Committee report by Moritz KörnerKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given497 for, 91 against, 46 abstained roll callVotes1
No.4 EU-Lebanon Agreement on cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Lebanon competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters Committee report by Jaroslav BžochKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given581 for, 12 against, 45 abstained roll callVotes1
No.5 EU-Cook Islands Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025-2032): Implementing Protocol Committee report by Oihane Agirregoitia MartínezKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given476 for, 101 against, 74 abstained roll callVotes1
No.6 EC-São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025–2029): Implementing Protocol Committee report by Nora Junco GarcíaKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given545 for, 89 against, 15 abstained roll callVotes1
No.7 EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument Committee report by Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Borys BudkaKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given466 for, 169 against, 14 abstained roll callVotes1
No.8 EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (resolution) Committee report by Ilhan KyuchyukKindResolutionsAdopted423 for, 16 against, 208 abstained roll callVotes24
No.9 The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins Committee report by Stéphanie Yon-CourtinKindResolutionsAdopted518 for, 31 against, 102 abstained roll callVotes8
No.10 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly Committee report by Andrey KovatchevKindResolutionsAdopted369 for, 160 against, 112 abstained roll callVotes110
No.11 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU response Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdopted347 for, 165 against, 25 abstained roll callVotes40
No.12 Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade Committee report by Brando BenifeiKindResolutionsAdopted527 for, 62 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
20 May 2026Paragraph 19 — part 2 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseSplit vote463 for, 151 against, 28 abstained Adopted For 72 %Requested by The Left
20 May 2026Paragraph 19 — part 1 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseSplit vote572 for, 37 against, 37 abstained Adopted For 89 %Requested by The Left
20 May 2026Paragraph 15 — part 2 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseSplit vote635 for, 4 against, 3 abstained Adopted For 99 %Requested by ECR
20 May 2026Paragraph 11 — part 1 Rule of law, fundamental rights and misuse of EU funds in Slovakia: the need for an EU responseSplit vote474 for, 73 against, 91 abstained Adopted For 74 %Requested by ECR
20 May 2026Recital G — part 2 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote470 for, 112 against, 63 abstained Adopted For 73 %Requested by ESN
20 May 2026Citation 5 — part 2 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote467 for, 151 against, 32 abstained Adopted For 72 %Requested by ECR
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point aq — part 2 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote455 for, 152 against, 39 abstained Adopted For 70 %Requested by ECR
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point al — part 5 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote465 for, 139 against, 27 abstained Adopted For 74 %
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point al — part 3 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote474 for, 136 against, 27 abstained Adopted For 74 %
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point al — part 2 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote515 for, 112 against, 19 abstained Adopted For 80 %
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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
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point af — part 2 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote482 for, 132 against, 9 abstained Adopted For 77 %Requested by The Left
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point af — part 1 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote622 for, 5 against, 6 abstained Adopted For 98 %Requested by The Left
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point v — part 2 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote417 for, 177 against, 51 abstained Adopted For 65 %Requested by ECR
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point n — part 4 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote432 for, 178 against, 21 abstained Adopted For 68 %
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point n — part 3 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote452 for, 159 against, 18 abstained Adopted For 72 %
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point n — part 2 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote450 for, 171 against, 14 abstained Adopted For 71 %
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point m — part 3 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote457 for, 153 against, 36 abstained Adopted For 71 %Requested by ECR
20 May 2026Paragraph 1, point m — part 2 Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General AssemblySplit vote463 for, 141 against, 46 abstained Adopted For 71 %

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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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The Parliament gave its consent to a series of international agreements, covering partnerships, fisheries, and cybercrime, and adopted resolutions on various topics.

  • EU-Uzbekistan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement: Parliament approved the EU-Uzbekistan agreement, allowing the Council to conclude it. The agreement sets a cooperation framework, backed by EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, and Patriots, opposed by The Left and Greens.
  • International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives: Parliament consented to amending Article 36, allowing the agreement to be extended for five-year periods. The agreement remains in force until 31 December 2026, with all groups backing the decision.
  • United Nations Convention against Cybercrime: Parliament approved the EU's ratification of the UN cybercrime convention, which strengthens international cooperation and evidence sharing. It was backed by S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, and Patriots, opposed by The Left and Greens.
  • EU-Lebanon Agreement on Eurojust cooperation: Parliament consented to an agreement allowing Eurojust to cooperate with Lebanese authorities, including data exchange, to combat serious cross-border crime. Lebanon will appoint a Liaison Prosecutor, with data protection safeguards.
  • EU-Cook Islands Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Parliament approved a new protocol for EU fishing in Cook Islands' waters for 2025-2032, with a financial contribution to support local fisheries policy. Backed by S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, and ESN, opposed by The Left and Patriots.

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European Parliament (2026). “Sitting of Wednesday 20 May 2026”. Sitting, 20 May 2026. sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-20. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-05-20?vkind=split (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 20 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 20 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-20, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-05-20/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
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@misc{epw-sitting-2026-05-20,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Sitting of Wednesday 20 May 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-05-20},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-05-20?vkind=split}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2026-05-20?vkind=split},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-20. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-20-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-20 (CC BY 4.0)}
}