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BrusselsCompleted2 sittings · 19 votes · 11 laws moved

25–26 March

AI-generated from official EU Parliament records.

MEPs press US trade safeguards, demand Global Gateway transparency, and back AI simplification

The European Parliament weighed transatlantic trade tensions and the EU’s flagship external investment plan, while advancing measures on AI implementation and finalising parts of the banking and environmental rulebooks.

The 2 sittings

Thursday 26 March

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AdoptedEU Return Regulation: Parliament backs opening talks on a common system for returning irregular migrants389 for · 206 against · 32 abstained · Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)
No recorded resultParliament Waives Immunity of Grzegorz Braun Over Alleged Flag Theft and Hate-Related Offences
No recorded resultWaiver of Immunity for Grzegorz Braun Over Alleged Holocaust Denial
No recorded resultWaiver of Immunity for Nikos Pappas in Greek Defamation Case
No recorded resultUpdated EU rules on deposit protection and deposit guarantee schemes adoptedDeposit protection, use of deposit guarantee schemes funds, cross-border cooperation, and transparency
No recorded resultStronger EU bank resolution rules under BRRD3 adoptedEarly intervention measures, conditions for resolution and funding of resolution action (BRRD3)
No recorded resultStronger bank resolution rules under the Single Resolution MechanismEarly intervention measures, conditions for resolution and funding of resolution action (SRMR3)
No recorded resultUpdated water pollution standards for surface water and groundwaterProtection of groundwater against pollution and environmental quality standards in the field of water policy
AdoptedParliament backs tougher EU-wide anti-corruption rules581 for · 21 against · 42 abstained · Combating corruption
RejectedParliament Rejects Extension of Temporary Online Child Sexual Abuse Detection Rule304 for · 306 against · 28 abstained · Temporary derogation from certain provisions of the ePrivacy Directive to combat online child sexual abuse
AdoptedEU–US Tariff Adjustment: Duty Suspension and Tariff Quotas for Selected American Imports417 for · 154 against · 71 abstained · Adjustment of customs duties and opening of tariff quotas for the import of certain goods originating in the United States of America
AdoptedExtension of Duty-Free Treatment for Lobster and Crayfish Imports437 for · 144 against · 60 abstained · Non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods
RejectedParliament rejects AI Act simplification amendment in Digital Omnibus on AI206 for · 427 against · 8 abstained · Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence – Digital Omnibus on AI (Omnibus VII)
AdoptedEU Consent to UN Convention on Recognition of Judicial Ship Sales605 for · 3 against · 9 abstained
AdoptedEU-Lebanon scientific cooperation deal approved to extend Lebanon’s participation in PRIMA618 for · 6 against · 5 abstained
AdoptedEU-China trade deal on tariff quota adjustments after Brexit603 for · 3 against · 33 abstained
AdoptedEU Globalisation Fund Aid Approved for 416 Casa Workers in Belgium575 for · 48 against · 10 abstained
AdoptedEU Solidarity Aid Approved for KTM Workers in Austria After Mass Layoffs584 for · 39 against · 13 abstained
AdoptedGlobal Gateway: Parliament Calls for a More Strategic, Demand-Driven Development Instrument499 for · 102 against · 29 abstained · Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation

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