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A-10-2026-0123 → TA-10-2025-0257

From: A-10-2026-0123 Plenary report of 27 Apr 2026
To: TA-10-2025-0257 Adopted text of 13 Nov 2025
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Paragraphs: +47 added · −15 removed · 2 changed

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Dossier: 2025/0900(APP)
Title (from): on the draft Council decision amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976
Title (to): Proxy voting in plenary for Members during pregnancy and after giving birth

Dossier: 2025/0900(APP)
Title (from): on the draft Council decision amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976
Title (to): Proxy voting in plenary for Members during pregnancy and after giving birth

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Part 3 of 3: ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

AddedANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

AddedPROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION

Addedadopting the provisions amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage

AddedTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

AddedHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 223(1) thereof,

AddedHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a(1) thereof,

AddedHaving regard to the proposal from the European Parliament,

AddedAfter transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

AddedHaving regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

AddedActing in accordance with a special legislative procedure,

AddedWhereas:

Added(1) Work-life balance policies should contribute to the achievement of gender equality by promoting the participation of mothers in politics.

Added(2) The introduction of a system of proxy voting in plenary sessions will allow Members, in the periods immediately before and after becoming mothers, to fully exercise their mandates.

AddedHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION

AddedArticle 1

AddedIn Article 6(1) of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom, the following subparagraph is added:

Added“By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, a Member who is pregnant or who has given birth may have her vote cast by another Member acting as proxy for a maximum period of three months before the estimated date of birth of the child and for a maximum period of six months after the birth.”

AddedArticle 2

Added1. This Decision shall be subject to the approval by the Member States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements. Member States shall notify the General Secretariat of the Council of the completion of the procedures necessary for that purpose.

Added2. This Decision shall enter into force on the first day after the day on which the last notification referred to in paragraph 1 has been received.

AddedArticle 3

AddedThis decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

AddedDone at Brussels,

AddedFor the Council

AddedThe President

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European Parliament (2025). “Changes between A-10-2026-0123 and TA-10-2025-0257”. Text, 13 November 2025. from A-10-2026-0123, to TA-10-2025-0257, reference 2025/0900(APP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0123/compare/TA-10-2025-0257?all=1&part=3 (retrieved 29 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).

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@misc{epw-text-2025-11-13,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Changes between A-10-2026-0123 and TA-10-2025-0257}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-11-13},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0123/compare/TA-10-2025-0257?all=1&part=3}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0123/compare/TA-10-2025-0257?all=1&part=3},
  urldate = {2026-09-29},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Text. from A-10-2026-0123, to TA-10-2025-0257, reference 2025/0900(APP). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}