2025/2195(INL)AFCO

Proxy voting in plenary for Members during pregnancy and after giving birth

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

Stage: Resolution adopted, reached 13 Nov 2025
Procedure: Legislative initiative report
Rapporteur: Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D)
Last activity: 13 Nov 2025

8 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Plenary vote, 13 Nov 2025.

9 Oct 2025
- Committee report tabled
- Referred to committee
17 Oct 2025
- Committee amendments tabled
4 Nov 2025
- Committee report adopted
5 Nov 2025
- Tabled for plenary
10 Nov 2025
- Tabled for plenary
11 Nov 2025
- Tabled for plenary
13 Nov 2025
- Plenary vote

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

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The European Parliament adopted its position on amending its electoral act to allow Members to vote by proxy in plenary during pregnancy and after childbirth, removing barriers to participation for MEPs on maternity leave. The change affects MEPs and Parliament's internal rules, with implications for administering and verifying proxy votes.

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