Plenary › 9 to 12 March 2026
Plenary · Strasbourg
9 to 12 March 2026
34 items voted: 30 adopted, 2 rejected, 1 referred back to committee, 1 vote postponed.
34items voted
30adopted
2rejected
31roll-call votes, with each MEP's vote
5laws
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The closest votes, group by group
Main votes decided by a simple majority, with the smallest gap between for and against
Activities of the European Ombudsman - annual report 2024
Rejected 233 for, 250 against · 12 March
Decisive: S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, The Left.
EPP136 · 4 · 1
S&D4 · 0 · 105
PfE60 · 0 · 0
ECR4 · 39 · 18
Renew17 · 2 · 42
Greens/EFA0 · 2 · 43
The Left0 · 1 · 35
ESN1 · 21 · 1
NI11 · 7 · 5
ForAbstainAgainstNumbers in the same order. Bar length: MEPs of the group who voted.
European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026
Adopted 392 for, 219 against · 11 March
EPP156 · 1 · 2
S&D120 · 0 · 0
PfE0 · 6 · 57
ECR0 · 4 · 72
Renew67 · 0 · 2
Greens/EFA43 · 4 · 0
The Left1 · 2 · 40
ESN0 · 1 · 24
NI5 · 0 · 22
ForAbstainAgainstNumbers in the same order. Bar length: MEPs of the group who voted.
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026
Adopted 404 for, 208 against · 11 March
EPP145 · 8 · 9
S&D120 · 0 · 0
PfE0 · 0 · 62
ECR0 · 0 · 77
Renew50 · 4 · 15
Greens/EFA46 · 0 · 1
The Left32 · 4 · 7
ESN0 · 2 · 23
NI11 · 2 · 14
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. 103 delegations of two or more did so this week.
- Italy · ECREstablishing an EU talent pool (10 March)Delegation: For, 24 of 24 · group: Against
- Italy · ECRHarmonising certain aspects of insolvency law (10 March)Delegation: Against, 12 of 23 · group: For
- Italy · ECREstablishing an EU talent pool (10 March)Delegation: Against, 23 of 23 · group: For
- Poland · ECRFlagship European defence projects of common interest (11 March)Delegation: Against, 19 of 19 · group: For
- Poland · ECRCopyright and generative artificial intelligence - opportunities and challenges (10 March)Delegation: Against, 19 of 19 · group: For
- France · PfEGender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors (11 March)Delegation: For, 18 of 18 · group: Against
- France · PfEProposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application (11 March)Delegation: For, 17 of 17 · group: Against
- Germany · S&DProposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application (11 March)Delegation: For, 11 of 11 · group: Against
- Italy · The LeftProposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application (11 March)Delegation: Against, 8 of 10 · group: For
- Germany · RenewEuropean Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026 (11 March)Delegation: Against, 8 of 8 · group: For
Every vote page shows how the MEPs of each of the 27 countries voted.
The debates
- Monday 9 MarchVerbatim report and video of the debates
- Tuesday 10 MarchVerbatim report and video of the debates
Explanations of vote: written · oral - Wednesday 11 MarchVerbatim report and video of the debates
- Thursday 12 MarchVerbatim report and video of the debates
Explanations of vote: written · oral
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Every vote
All votes of 2026 →- Activities of the European Ombudsman - annual report 2024
- Calculation of emission credits for heavy-duty vehicles for the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2029
- Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime
- Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine
- Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026
- The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger
- Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 as regards the extension of its period of application
- European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026
- European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026
- Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada's economic stability and sovereignty
- Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors
- Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission
- EU enlargement strategy
- Tackling barriers to the single market for defence
- Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III
- EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism
- Flagship European defence projects of common interest
- Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
- Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/004 BE/Tupperware - Belgium
- Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing
- The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act
- Public access to documents - report 2022 - 2024
- Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies
- Establishing an EU talent pool
- Harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law
- Copyright and generative artificial intelligence - opportunities and challenges
- Increased efficiency of the External Action Guarantee
- Calculation of emission credits for heavy-duty vehicles for the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2029
- European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality - report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024
- Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Banking Authority
- Appointment of the European Chief Prosecutor
- Appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank
- Tuesday's agenda - Request by the PfE Group
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Source: European Parliament roll-call votes, via HowTheyVote (ODbL). Collected 8 November 2026.
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