European Parliament · 9 June 2022

Parliament’s right of initiative

Adopted

420 in favour · 117 against · 35 abstained. 572 members voted.

What it asks for, in the Parliament's words

• Regrets that three Member States have not yet ratified the amended European Union electoral law adopted in 2018
• Welcomes the adoption of the new Statute of the European Ombudsman, following Parliament’s initiative, which ensures that the Statute is consistent with the Treaty of Lisbon
• Emphasises and regrets that Parliament, despite being the only directly elected EU institution, does not have a general direct right of initiative

Quoted from A9-0142/2022, which says more than these lines. Each is a whole paragraph; this site does not rewrite them.

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Check it at the European Parliament

• Roll-call results, 9 June 2022
• Minutes of the sitting
• Open data record for the sitting