2025/0900(APP)AFCO

Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth

Amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976

Stage: EP position adopted, reached 29 Apr 2026
Procedure: Consent procedure
Rapporteur: Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D)
Last activity: 10 Jun 2026

7 entries · record as of 12 Oct 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Voting result COUNCIL DECISION amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976 - Adoption of the legislative act - 4177th meeting of the COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (General Affairs) 26 May 2026, Brussels, 10 Jun 2026.

25 Mar 2026
- Committee report tabled
27 Apr 2026
- Committee report adopted
- Referred to committee
- Tabled for plenary
29 Apr 2026
- Plenary vote
- Decision by Parliament
10 Jun 2026
- Voting result COUNCIL DECISION amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976 - Adoption of the legislative act - 4177th meeting of the COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (General Affairs) 26 May 2026, Brussels

8 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Juan Fernando López Aguilar	S&D	ES	AFCO
Shadow rapporteur	Ana Miguel Pedro	EPP	PT	AFCO
Shadow rapporteur	Daniel Freund	Greens/EFA	DE	AFCO
Shadow rapporteur	Marieke Ehlers	PfE	NL	AFCO
Shadow rapporteur	Nikolas Farantouris	The Left	EL	AFCO
Shadow rapporteur	Sandro Gozi	Renew	IT	AFCO
Shadow rapporteur	Stanisław Tyszka	ESN	PL	AFCO
Shadow rapporteur	Tobiasz Bocheński	ECR	PL	AFCO

4 documents

Documents

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Text adopted · T10-0124/2026Parliament · 29 Apr 2026
Report · A10-0123/2026Parliament · 27 Apr 2026
Report · PE786.666Parliament · 14 Apr 2026
Text adopted · T10-0257/2025Parliament

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The European Parliament has adopted its position on amending the European Electoral Act to allow Members to vote by proxy in plenary during pregnancy and after giving birth. The change targets MEPs unable to attend votes for those reasons. Rapporteur Juan Fernando López Aguilar leads the file. It now passes to the Council, where unanimity among member states is required.

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