Plenary › 19 to 22 January 2026
Plenary · Strasbourg
19 to 22 January 2026
29 items voted: 24 adopted, 2 rejected, 1 council's position amended, 1 council's position approved, 1 referred back to committee.
29items voted
24adopted
2rejected
24roll-call votes, with each MEP's vote
3laws
Details
The closest votes, group by group
Main votes decided by a simple majority, with the smallest gap between for and against
Adopted 334 for, 324 against · 21 January
Decisive: PfE, Greens/EFA, The Left, ESN. Delegations that would have changed the result by voting with their group: Poland · EPP, Poland · ECR, France · Renew and 5 more.
EPP43 · 2 · 135
S&D35 · 0 · 90
PfE72 · 7 · 1
ECR35 · 0 · 39
Renew24 · 0 · 46
Greens/EFA36 · 1 · 12
The Left38 · 0 · 0
ESN24 · 0 · 1
NI27 · 1 · 0
ForAbstainAgainstNumbers in the same order. Bar length: MEPs of the group who voted.
Adopted 318 for, 247 against · 22 January
Decisive: EPP.
EPP171 · 0 · 0
S&D7 · 2 · 105
PfE14 · 8 · 56
ECR4 · 56 · 6
Renew62 · 0 · 0
Greens/EFA45 · 0 · 3
The Left1 · 0 · 38
ESN0 · 0 · 26
NI14 · 1 · 13
ForAbstainAgainstNumbers in the same order. Bar length: MEPs of the group who voted.
Rejected 225 for, 402 against · 21 January
EPP40 · 0 · 139
S&D10 · 0 · 102
PfE72 · 7 · 1
ECR37 · 0 · 37
Renew7 · 3 · 60
Greens/EFA0 · 0 · 46
The Left12 · 1 · 15
ESN24 · 0 · 1
NI23 · 2 · 1
ForAbstainAgainstNumbers in the same order. Bar length: MEPs of the group who voted.
Source: European Parliament roll-call votes, via HowTheyVote (ODbL). Collected 8 November 2026.
How each country voted
National delegations that voted differently from their group: first those that changed a result, then the largest that voted the opposite of their group. 75 delegations of two or more did so this week.
- Poland · EPPRequest for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) (21 January)Delegation: For, 21 of 21 · group: Against · changed the result
- Poland · ECRRequest for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) (21 January)Delegation: For, 18 of 18 · group: Against · changed the result
- France · RenewRequest for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) (21 January)Delegation: For, 13 of 13 · group: Against · changed the result
- France · S&DRequest for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) (21 January)Delegation: For, 12 of 12 · group: Against · changed the result
- Romania · S&DRequest for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) (21 January)Delegation: For, 10 of 10 · group: Against · changed the result
- Hungary · EPPRequest for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) (21 January)Delegation: For, 7 of 7 · group: Against · changed the result
- Ireland · RenewRequest for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) (21 January)Delegation: For, 5 of 6 · group: Against · changed the result
- France · EPPRequest for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) (21 January)Delegation: For, 5 of 5 · group: Against · changed the result
- Italy · ECRMotion of censure on the Commission (22 January)Delegation: Against, 21 of 21 · group: For
- Poland · EPPRequest for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) (21 January)Delegation: For, 20 of 20 · group: Against
Every vote page shows how the MEPs of each of the 27 countries voted.
The debates
- Tuesday 20 JanuaryVerbatim report and video of the debates
Explanations of vote: written · oral - Wednesday 21 JanuaryVerbatim report and video of the debates
Explanations of vote: written · oral - Thursday 22 JanuaryVerbatim report and video of the debates
Explanations of vote: written · oral
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Source: European Parliament roll-call votes, via HowTheyVote (ODbL). Collected 8 November 2026.
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