Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

European Parliament legislative resolution of 29 April 2026 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 (06708/2026 – C10-0078/2026 – 2025/0900(APP))

(Special legislative procedure – consent)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the draft Council decision (06708/2026),

–having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 223(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to Article 106a(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (C10-0078/2026),

–having regard to its legislative resolution of 13 November 2025 on the amendment of the European Electoral act, allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth,

–having regard to Rule 107(1) and (4) of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A10-0123/2026),

1.Gives its consent to the draft Council decision;

2.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.