European Parliament Votes on Various Proposals and Reports

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The European Parliament held a series of votes on various proposals and reports, including amendments to its rules of procedure, electoral rights, and reports on several countries. The votes, which took place over several days, saw a number of motions for resolutions and amendments put to the test.

Key Takeaways:

  • A total of 34 amendments were proposed for the proposal to combat the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replace Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast), with Jeroen Lenaers possibly tabling them.
  • Sven Simon proposed 31 amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure, including one concerning the declaration of input (Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure), with a possible 36th amendment related to electoral rights of mobile Union citizens in European Parliament elections.
  • Karin Karlsbro proposed amendments to the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) between the EU and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and timber products to the European Union (FLEGT).
  • Anna Stærgkh proposed amendments to electricity grids, with at least 71 MEPs backing the rapporteur's motions.
  • Charles Goerens proposed amendments to the financing for development, ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville.
  • Victor Negrescu and Siegfried Mureşan proposed amendments to the implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
  • Marjan Žarec proposed amendments to the 2023 and 2024 reports on Montenegro.
  • Sven Mikser proposed amendments to the 2023 and 2024 reports on Moldova.

Statistics:

  • 34 amendments proposed for the proposal to combat the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material.
  • 71 MEPs backing the rapporteur for the electricity grids amendments.
  • 28 motions for resolutions proposed for various reports and proposals.
  • 41 amendments proposed for the electricity grids proposal.

Sources:

  • European Parliament
  • Jeroen Lenaers
  • Sven Simon
  • Karin Karlsbro
  • Anna Stærgkh
  • Charles Goerens
  • Victor Negrescu
  • Siegfried Mureşan
  • Marjan Žarec
  • Sven Mikser