Schengen Borders Code
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Summary written by AI from the official roll-call record. It can make mistakes, so check the numbers.
- For311
- Against267
- Abstained53
- Absent74
- Margin
- +44
- Turnout
- 90%
How the groups voted
GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity
The Left372264581%
S&D1408413271668%
Greens/EFA72
By country
- DE Germany49–38–2
- FR France31–43–1
- IT Italy13–43–0
- ES Spain7–33–17
- PL Poland16–24–4
- RO Romania
Every MEP
- Magdalena ADAMOWICZEPP · PL
- Asim ADEMOVEPP · BG
- Isabella ADINOLFIEPP · IT
- Matteo ADINOLFIID · IT
- Alex AGIUS SALIBAS&D · MT
- Mazaly AGUILARECR · ES
- Clara AGUILERAS&D · ES
- Abir AL-SAHLANIRenew · SE
- Alviina ALAMETSÄGreens/EFA · FI
- João ALBUQUERQUES&D · PT
- Alexander ALEXANDROV YORDANOVEPP · BG
- François ALFONSIGreens/EFA · FR
- Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELIRenew · BG
- Catherine AMALRICRenew · FR
- Andris AMERIKSS&D · LV
- Christine ANDERSONID · DE
- Rasmus ANDRESENGreens/EFA · DE
- Barry ANDREWSRenew · IE
- Mathilde ANDROUËTID · FR
- Marc ANGELS&D · LU
- Gerolf ANNEMANSID · BE
- Andrus ANSIPRenew · EE
- Attila ARA-KOVÁCSS&D · HU
- Maria ARENAS&D · BE
- Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍAEPP · ES
- Pascal ARIMONTEPP · BE
- Konstantinos ARVANITISThe Left · GR
- Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOUEPP · GR
- Manon AUBRYThe Left · FR
- Margrete AUKENGreens/EFA · DK
- Petras AUŠTREVIČIUSRenew · LT
- Carmen AVRAMS&D · RO
- Malik AZMANIRenew · NL
- Laura BALLARÍN CEREZAS&D · ES
- Marek Paweł BALTS&D · PL
- Jordan BARDELLAID · FR
- Katarina BARLEYS&D · DE
- Pietro BARTOLOS&D · IT
- Alessandra BASSOID · IT
- José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZRenew · ES
- Nicolas BAYECR · FR
- Gunnar BECKID · DE
- Vasco BECKER-WEINBERGEPP · PT
- Tiziana BEGHINNon-attached · IT
- Aurélia BEIGNEUXID · FR
- Marek BELKAS&D · PL
- François-Xavier BELLAMYEPP · FR
- Dragoş BENEAS&D · RO
- Brando BENIFEIS&D · IT
- Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEAEPP · ES
- Hildegard BENTELEEPP · DE
- Tom BERENDSENEPP · NL
- Lars Patrick BERGECR · DE
- Stefan BERGEREPP · DE
- Sergio BERLATOECR · IT
- Alexander BERNHUBEREPP · AT
- Monika BEŇOVÁNon-attached · SK
- Robert BIEDROŃS&D · PL
- Adam BIELANECR · PL
- Theresa BIELOWSKIS&D · AT
From the Parliament's press release
- The European Parliament adopted by 311 votes to 267, with 53 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders.The European Parliament’s position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure amends the proposal as follows:The amended text stated that Member States may, where a large number of migrants attempt to cross their external borders in an unauthorised manner, en masse and using force, take the necessary measures to preserve security, law and order. They may, in particular in a situation of instrumentalisation of migrants, temporarily…