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Decision to open negotiations with the Council

Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package)

Vote: Decision to open negotiations with the Council
Decision: No. 3 of the sitting of 21 May 2026
Result: 369 for · 126 against · 84 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date: 21 May 2026, 13:25

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Effect: Negotiating mandate approved — this vote decided the decision
Position: vote 1 of 1 on the decision
Requested by: roll call: Patriots
Official label: A10-0139/2026 – Jens Gieseke – Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations
Text: Report A-10-2026-0139
Dossier: 2025/0097(COD)
Vote id: 193315

Effect: Negotiating mandate approved — this vote decided the decision
Position: vote 1 of 1 on the decision
Requested by: roll call: Patriots
Official label: A10-0139/2026 – Jens Gieseke – Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations
Text: Report A-10-2026-0139
Dossier: 2025/0097(COD)
Vote id: 193315

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Result

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Adopted · 64 % of the votes cast were for.

This was the final vote on the decision: Negotiating mandate approved.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Majority line**: the most common position. **Clear line**: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 10	Against 2	Abst. 26	No vote 7 of 45	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained	Cohesion 0.53
Greens	For 43	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 10 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 106	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 30 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 65	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 12 of 77	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 137	Against 0	Abst. 1	No vote 45 of 183	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.99
ECR	For 2	Against 21	Abst. 43	No vote 15 of 81	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.48
Patriots	For 6	Against 66	Abst. 6	No vote 7 of 85	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.77
ESN	For 0	Against 24	Abst. 0	No vote 3 of 27	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 1.00
No group	For 0	Against 13	Abst. 8	No vote 9 of 30	Majority line —	Clear line No line	Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Countries × groups

How each country’s members of each group voted.

Each cell: members of that country in that group who voted for – against – abstained (group at the date of the vote). Shading: the share of the cell's votes that were for; the stronger the shading, the more for (scale below). — : no member voted.
Country	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	No group
Austria	no member voted	2–0–0	5–0–0	1–0–0	5–0–0	no member voted	0–6–0	no member voted	no member voted
Belgium	0–1–1	2–0–0	2–0–0	4–0–0	3–0–0	2–0–0	0–3–0	no member voted	no member voted
Bulgaria	no member voted	no member voted	2–0–0	2–0–0	3–0–0	0–0–1	no member voted	0–2–0	no member voted
Czechia	no member voted	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	3–0–0	0–0–3	0–2–6	no member voted	0–1–1
Germany	1–0–3	15–0–0	12–0–0	8–0–0	25–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	0–15–0	0–3–4
Denmark	1–0–0	3–0–0	3–0–0	4–0–0	2–0–0	0–1–0	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted
Estonia	no member voted	no member voted	2–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Spain	0–0–3	2–0–0	16–0–0	1–0–0	14–0–0	0–0–1	0–6–0	no member voted	0–1–0
Finland	3–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	3–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
France	0–0–8	4–0–0	10–0–0	11–0–0	4–0–0	0–4–0	0–27–0	0–1–0	0–0–1
Greece	0–0–1	no member voted	1–0–0	no member voted	2–0–0	0–2–0	0–1–0	no member voted	0–3–1
Croatia	no member voted	1–0–0	3–0–0	no member voted	5–0–0	0–0–1	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Hungary	no member voted	no member voted	2–0–0	no member voted	3–0–0	no member voted	0–8–0	0–1–0	no member voted
Ireland	2–0–1	no member voted	1–0–0	6–0–0	3–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Italy	0–0–8	2–0–0	19–0–0	1–0–0	5–0–0	0–0–17	6–0–0	0–1–0	no member voted
Lithuania	no member voted	1–0–0	2–0–0	2–0–0	3–0–0	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Luxembourg	no member voted	no member voted	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	0–1–0
Latvia	no member voted	1–0–0	1–0–0	1–0–0	2–0–0	0–0–2	0–1–0	no member voted	no member voted
Malta	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Netherlands	1–0–0	3–0–0	4–0–0	7–0–0	4–0–0	0–1–1	0–6–0	no member voted	no member voted
Poland	no member voted	no member voted	3–0–0	1–0–0	20–0–0	0–5–14	0–3–0	0–2–0	0–1–0
Portugal	0–1–1	no member voted	6–0–0	2–0–0	7–0–0	no member voted	0–2–0	no member voted	no member voted
Romania	no member voted	1–0–0	5–0–0	2–0–0	8–0–0	0–3–3	no member voted	no member voted	0–0–1
Sweden	2–0–0	3–0–0	5–0–0	3–0–0	4–0–0	0–3–0	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Slovenia	no member voted	1–0–0	no member voted	1–0–0	4–0–1	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted
Slovakia	no member voted	no member voted	no member voted	4–0–0	1–0–0	no member voted	no member voted	0–2–0	0–3–0

Share for: 0–19 %20–39 %40–59 %60–79 %80–100 %

Greens members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	Bar
Austria	2	0	0
Belgium	2	0	0
Czechia	1	0	0
Germany	15	0	0
Denmark	3	0	0
Spain	2	0	0
Finland	1	0	0
France	4	0	0
Croatia	1	0	0
Italy	2	0	0
Lithuania	1	0	0
Latvia	1	0	0
Netherlands	3	0	0
Romania	1	0	0
Sweden	3	0	0
Slovenia	1	0	0

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Name · group that day · country

Adam JARUBAS group that day: EPP · Poland
Alex AGIUS SALIBA group that day: S&D · Malta
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE group that day: EPP · Sweden
Alma EZCURRA ALMANSA group that day: EPP · Spain
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES group that day: S&D · Portugal
Andrey NOVAKOV group that day: EPP · Bulgaria
Andrzej HALICKI group that day: EPP · Poland
Anna STÜRGKH group that day: Renew · Austria
Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON group that day: Renew · Finland
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE group that day: EPP · Spain
Aura SALLA group that day: EPP · Finland
Aurelijus VERYGA group that day: ECR · Lithuania
Aurore LALUCQ group that day: S&D · France
Bas EICKHOUT group that day: Greens · Netherlands
Birgit SIPPEL group that day: S&D · Germany
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ group that day: EPP · Spain
Carlo CICCIOLI group that day: ECR · Italy
Carlo FIDANZA group that day: ECR · Italy
Chloé RIDEL group that day: S&D · France
Christian EHLER group that day: EPP · Germany
Christine SCHNEIDER group that day: EPP · Germany
Christophe CLERGEAU group that day: S&D · France
Christophe GOMART group that day: EPP · France
Claudiu MANDA group that day: S&D · Romania
Costas MAVRIDES group that day: S&D · Cyprus
Cristina GUARDA group that day: Greens · Italy
Dan NICA group that day: S&D · Romania
Daniel ATTARD group that day: S&D · Malta
Danuše NERUDOVÁ group that day: EPP · Czechia
Dario NARDELLA group that day: S&D · Italy
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ group that day: No group · Romania
Diana RIBA I GINER group that day: Greens · Spain
Diego SOLIER group that day: ECR · Spain
Dimitris TSIODRAS group that day: EPP · Greece
Dragoş BENEA group that day: S&D · Romania
Eero HEINÄLUOMA group that day: S&D · Finland
Elena KOUNTOURA group that day: The Left · Greece
Elena YONCHEVA group that day: No group · Bulgaria
Elio DI RUPO group that day: S&D · Belgium
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI group that day: EPP · Greece
Emil RADEV group that day: EPP · Bulgaria
Erik KALIŇÁK group that day: No group · Slovakia
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA group that day: EPP · Spain
Estrella GALÁN group that day: The Left · Spain
Eva MAYDELL group that day: EPP · Bulgaria
Fabrice LEGGERI group that day: Patriots · France
Fidias PANAYIOTOU group that day: No group · Cyprus
Flavio TOSI group that day: EPP · Italy
Fredis BELERIS group that day: EPP · Greece
Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO group that day: EPP · Italy
Gabriel MATO group that day: EPP · Spain
Gabriela FIREA group that day: S&D · Romania
Gabriella GERZSENYI group that day: EPP · Hungary
Geadis GEADI group that day: ECR · Cyprus
Georgios AFTIAS group that day: EPP · Greece
Gheorghe CÂRCIU group that day: S&D · Romania
Gheorghe FALCĂ group that day: EPP · Romania
Giorgos GEORGIOU group that day: The Left · Cyprus
Giuseppe MILAZZO group that day: ECR · Italy
György HÖLVÉNYI group that day: Patriots · Hungary
Hana JALLOUL MURO group that day: S&D · Spain
Hildegard BENTELE group that day: EPP · Germany
Hristo PETROV group that day: Renew · Bulgaria
Ivan DAVID group that day: ESN · Czechia
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA group that day: ECR · Poland
Jan-Peter WARNKE group that day: No group · Germany
Jana TOOM group that day: Renew · Estonia
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ group that day: Greens · Spain
Javi LÓPEZ group that day: S&D · Spain
Jean-Paul GARRAUD group that day: Patriots · France
Joachim STREIT group that day: Renew · Germany
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT group that day: ECR · Belgium
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ group that day: No group · Slovakia
Katarina BARLEY group that day: S&D · Germany
Kathleen VAN BREMPT group that day: S&D · Belgium
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK group that day: Greens · Netherlands
Kinga GÁL group that day: Patriots · Hungary
Kinga KOLLÁR group that day: EPP · Hungary
Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA group that day: S&D · Spain
Laurence FARRENG group that day: Renew · France
Leoluca ORLANDO group that day: Greens · Italy
Letizia MORATTI group that day: EPP · Italy
Loucas FOURLAS group that day: EPP · Cyprus
Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ group that day: Renew · Slovakia
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ group that day: EPP · Poland
Majdouline SBAI group that day: Greens · France
Manfred WEBER group that day: EPP · Germany
Marco SQUARTA group that day: ECR · Italy
Maria WALSH group that day: EPP · Ireland
Mariateresa VIVALDINI group that day: ECR · Italy
Mario FURORE group that day: The Left · Italy
Mario MANTOVANI group that day: ECR · Italy
Marjan ŠAREC group that day: Renew · Slovenia
Marko VEŠLIGAJ group that day: S&D · Croatia
Marta TEMIDO group that day: S&D · Portugal
Matjaž NEMEC group that day: S&D · Slovenia
Michalis HADJIPANTELA group that day: EPP · Cyprus
Mihai TUDOSE group that day: S&D · Romania
Mimmo LUCANO group that day: The Left · Italy
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA group that day: EPP · Romania
Monika BEŇOVÁ group that day: No group · Slovakia
Monika HOHLMEIER group that day: EPP · Germany
Nathalie LOISEAU group that day: Renew · France
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES group that day: S&D · Spain
Nikolas FARANTOURIS group that day: S&D · Greece
Nikolina BRNJAC group that day: EPP · Croatia
Nikos PAPANDREOU group that day: S&D · Greece
Nikos PAPPAS group that day: The Left · Greece
Ondřej DOSTÁL group that day: No group · Czechia
Peter AGIUS group that day: EPP · Malta
Petras GRAŽULIS group that day: ESN · Lithuania
Philippe OLIVIER group that day: Patriots · France
Pietro FIOCCHI group that day: ECR · Italy
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA group that day: EPP · Spain
Rada LAYKOVA group that day: ESN · Bulgaria
Raffaele STANCANELLI group that day: Patriots · Italy
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO group that day: EPP · Spain
Riho TERRAS group that day: EPP · Estonia
Roberta METSOLA group that day: EPP · Malta
Roberts ZĪLE group that day: ECR · Latvia
Salvatore DE MEO group that day: EPP · Italy
Sander SMIT group that day: ECR · Netherlands
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN group that day: ECR · Finland
Stefan BERGER group that day: EPP · Germany
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ group that day: EPP · Spain
Tamás DEUTSCH group that day: Patriots · Hungary
Taner KABILOV group that day: No group · Bulgaria
Thomas BAJADA group that day: S&D · Malta
Tilly METZ group that day: Greens · Luxembourg
Tineke STRIK group that day: Greens · Netherlands
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ group that day: EPP · Czechia
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS group that day: EPP · Greece
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ group that day: Renew · Slovakia
Ville NIINISTÖ group that day: Greens · Finland
Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU group that day: Renew · Romania
Yannis MANIATIS group that day: S&D · Greece
Younous OMARJEE group that day: The Left · France
Yvan VEROUGSTRAETE group that day: Renew · Belgium

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Decision Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package) New EU law · report by Jens Gieseke 21 May 2026 Negotiating mandate approved

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-05-21/193315
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 21 May 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 21 May 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-21
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Decision to open negotiations with the Council — Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package)”. Vote, 21 May 2026. votingId 193315, reference 2025/0097(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-05-21/193315 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 21 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-21-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 21 May 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-21-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-21, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-05-21/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-vote-2026-05-21-193315,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Decision to open negotiations with the Council — Periodic roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspection (Roadworthiness package)}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-05-21},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-05-21/193315}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-05-21/193315},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 193315, reference 2025/0097(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-21-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-05-21-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-05-21 (CC BY 4.0)}
}