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10 votes that shaped the7th European Parliament

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10 votes that shaped the 7th European Parliament TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 FOREWORD BY THE CHAIRMAN OF VOTEWATCH EUROPE 02 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 02 ABOUT VOTEWATCH EUROPE 03 ACHIEVEMENTS 2012–2013 04 FINANCES 05 SPONSORS AND MEMBERSHIP 06 POLICY FOCUS: 10 VOTES THAT SHAPED THE 7TH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

I. METHOD II. ABBREVIATIONS III. THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE: HOW DID THE EUROPEAN POLITICAL GROUPS VOTE? IV. THE NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: HOW DID THE NATIONAL PARTY DELEGATIONS VOTE?

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Positions of European groups and 01 national party delegations FOREWORD

Dr Simon Hix Professor of European and Comparative Politics, Lon - don School of Economics and Political Science Chair, VoteWatch Europe

Dear friend, This report is intended to provide ammunition for debate by examining the voting records of the Since 2009 VoteWatch has looked at how members seven European political groups and each national of the European Parliament have voted in all party delegation represented in the European recorded votes, making this information available to Parliament, in what we have identified as the ten the public via our website. Throughout this 7th EP most important issues debated and voted on since term we have reported regularly on key votes cast the last elections in 2009. in the European Parliament through our newsletters and our post-Strasbourg debriefing sessions. Less than one year from now, in May 2014, new This report is the first of several VoteWatch products elections to the European Parliament will be held, designed to help make the 2014 elections more at a time of economic crisis and democratic upheaval. interesting, more political and, therefore, more VoteWatch believes that democracy and debate at democratic. Much more is to follow in the run-up to the EU level can be strengthened by increasing the the elections, including special country reports transparency of the EU decision-making process. We produced in cooperation with national think tanks, believe that, in order to encourage EU citizens to high-level debates, and special websites and online vote, citizens do not just need to be aware of communication tools to reach a wider European what decisions the EU institutions make. They also audience. need to know how EU decisions are arrived at. If politi cians want citizens to play an active role in I look forward to working with you in the exciting the political process, they need to be informed election year ahead and beyond, to promote better about the party political activity that shapes debates and greater transparency in EU politics. decision making in Brussels and Strasbourg. They Best wishes, need to know about different approaches and solutions put forward by each party group to ad dress challenges faced by the EU. Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:06 Page 5

02 10 votes that shaped the 7th European Parliament EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The main purpose of this report is to kick off In most votes in the European Parliament the 2014 European electoral campaign. MEPs rally according to their ideology and Firstly, this report shows the importance of political family. As a result, voting tends to decisions made by the European Parliament. follow two dimensions: (1) the classic left-right dimension (e.g. on tax on financial Secondly, it reveals who stood for what in transactions, tax on CO2 emissions, and free Brussels and Strasbourg. Each of the ten trade); and (2) a pro-/anti-further European votes presented here gives an overview of integration dimension (e.g. on the budget, answers proposed by the seven political and Eurobonds); groups to some key challenges faced by the However, on issues where there are major European Union. social, economic, cultural or regulatory Some readers will view the results in the differences between the EU Member States report from a European angle, and will look (e.g. on maternity leave, nuclear energy, agri - at the positions taken by European political cultural subsidies), some MEPs deviate from European political group lines. groups as a whole. Others will be more interested in specific countries. They can look at the results from a national angle, focussing All EP and Council voting data are available on on how national party delegations voted in VoteWatch’s website: www.votewatch.eu. a particular Member State. New EP voting data are added after each voting Key findings: session. Council voting data are added as and when it is made available by the Council Secretariat. All The number of cases in which the Council data are collected and processed Parliament has managed to leave its manually; errors may therefore occur. Any errors footprint on EU legislation is certainly higher will be corrected as soon as we are made aware of than in the previous term. It is very much the them. specific political and ideological composition of the Parliament which shapes the impact it has on legislation.

ABOUT VOTEWATCH EUROPE

VoteWatch Europe is an independent In addition to our regular free-to-the-public work, organisation set up to promote better we also offer a number of paid services, such as debates and greater transparency in EU training sessions and tailor-made analyses of decision making by providing easy access voting behaviour. The revenue from these activities to, and analysis of, the political decisions helps us maintain our core services. If you are and activities of the European Parliament interested in any of our services, please contact the VoteWatch team: [email protected] and the EU Council of Ministers. Vote - Watch uses the EU institutions’ own We are an international not-for-profit association attendance, voting and activity data to (AISBL/IVZW) registered in Belgium. give a full overview of MEP and Member State activities. VoteWatch publishes regular reports and newsletters showing how MEPs and ministers voted on key items of EU legislation and organises regular debriefings on the plenary sessions of the European Parliament. Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:06 Page 6

Positions of European groups and 03 national party delegations BOARD

CHAIR: Dr Simon Hix (co-founder) Professor of European and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Fellow of the British Academy.

VICE CHAIR: Dr Sara Hagemann (co-founder) Dr Ignasi Guardans Lecturer in EU politics at the London School CEO and co-founder of CUMEDIAE - Culture of Economics and Political Science . & Media Agency Europe AISBL, former Member of the European Parliament (Spain, ALDE).

Dr Abdul G. Noury (co-founder) Ms Kathalijne Buitenweg Associate Professor of Political Economy Board member of the Dutch Institute for Human at New York University (NYU-AD). Rights, former Member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA, Netherlands)

Sir Julian Priestley Mr Miko łaj Dowgielewicz Chairman of the Board of Directors of EPPA (Eu - Vice-governor for target group countries at the ropean Public Policy Advisers), former Council of Europe Development Bank, former Secretary-General of the European Parliament. Secretary of State for European Affairs in the Po - lish Government. STAFF: Doru Frantescu (co-founder) Joan Manuel Lanfranco Pari Policy director. Civil society Policy and events officer, former MEP expert in EU affairs, e-democracy and assistant. e-communication tools.

Michiel van Hulten Managing director. Former Council official, former Member of the European Parliament (the Netherlands, S&D)

ACHIEVEMENTS 2012–2013

Our achievements in the last twelve months include the following:

Launch of a fully redesigned website with a more user-friendly interface.

Publication of our annual report ‘Agreeing to Disagree: The Voting Records of EU Member States in the Council since 2009’, launched at a public event in July 2012 with a panel discussion including Joonas Bering Liisberg, Deputy Permanent Representative of Denmark to the EU.

Introduction of new paid-for services, such as master classes on how to use the VoteWatch website and voting data for campaigning, lobbying and explaining the work of the EP and the Council. This included a training seminar for NGOs working on anti-racism and anti-xenophobia in Europe, organised in Brussels by the Open Society Foundations.

Introduction of policy events on specific issues voted or to be voted on by the EP and the Council. The first event was dedicated to prospects for a Free Trade Agreement between the EU and US. Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:06 Page 7

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Our achievements in the last twelve months (continued): Development of a VoteWatch widget which can be embedded on websites to show voting records of MEPs, European political groups, national delegations and policy areas. Its free version is currently used by several MEPs.

Development of the VoteWatch MEP feed on Facebook which shares information on the daily activities of MEPs (questions, speeches, reports, amendments, votes) via users’ Facebook walls).

Publication in January 2013 of a special report ‘Bicameral Politics at the EU level. How the Votes of MEPs Compare to those of Member States’, launched at a public event.

Publication in March 2013 of a policy brief on ‘Regulating Banks and their Bonuses: can the UK Block a Compromise?’

Widespread media coverage, including several articles in European Voice and many references in national and international media.

Mentions in academic and other publications. A report by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament on The Future of the European Union: UK Government Policy quotes our 2012 Annual Report.

Continued monthly post-Strasbourg European Parliament plenary debriefing sessions at the Brussels Press Club.

A monthly newsletter sent to over 2,500 subscribers.

Increased social media presence: over 2,500 followers on Twitter and 1,200 on Facebook.

Successful fundraising strategy to secure the sustainability of our core services for the 2012–2015 period. We have also secured project funding for the first phase of our European elections project, aimed at young voters.

New three-year operating grants from the Adessium Foundation and the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.

Continued in-kind sponsorship from Burson-Marsteller and White & Case.

New supporting membership scheme to complement and diversify our sources of revenue. First supporting members: the House of Dutch Provinces and ONE Campaign.

Two new Board members: former Dutch Green MEP Kathalijne Buitenweg and former Polish Secretary of State for European Affairs Miko łaj Dowgielewicz.

Formation of a strategic partnership with the European Youth Forum’s League of Young Voters in the run-up to the 2014 EP elections.

Participation in the launch of the League of Young Voters during the 2013 YO!Fest in Brussels.

FINANCES

The 2012 budget of VoteWatch Europe AISBL 2012, most of these funds ( €88,626) were placed in amounted to €123,573. This included a grant of reserve for use in 2013. Of the €34,947 spent in 2012, €114,273 from the Open Society Foundations and 90% went on personnel costs and the remaining income from paid services of €9,300. As the AISBL 10% on rent and other administrative overhead. only became operational in the fourth quarter of Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:06 Page 8

Positions of European groups and 05 national party delegations SPONSORS AND MEMBERSHIP

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06 10 votes that shaped the 7th European Parliament POLICY FOCUS: 10 VOTES THAT SHAPED THE 7TH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

I. METHOD Choosing the “most important” ten votes out of a pool of over 4,000 so far recorded (roll-call) votes The first four years of the 2009–2014 term have in the seventh term of the European Parliament is shown an increasing strength of the European not an easy endeavour. We have inevitably had to Parliament in relation to the Council and the make some choices with which some people will Commission. The powers provided to the Parliament by disagree. In making this selection we have applied the Treaty of Lisbon were soon been picked up by three main criteria: members of the European Parliament, who wanted to make the voice of citizens heard. Perhaps the That the piece of legislation being voted on most notorious demonstration of force by the EP has a very high impact; was the rejection of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade That the subject matter is relatively easy to Agreement (ACTA) in July 2012. While this may be understand for the general public; and the most prominent example due to the publicity it received, the number of cases where the Parliament That the issue generated controversy both in managed to leave its footprint on EU legislation is the EP and in the public sphere and that, in certainly higher than in the previous term. In this consequence, the political groups in the report we show that the political and ideological Parliament took different positions on the composition of the Parliament ultimately decides issue. the extent and direction of the Parliament’s footprint. The second difficult choice we had to make was to For this report we have selected ten votes that translate the technical language of each legislative emphasize not only some of the big issues the EP proposal or relevant paragraph or amendment into has decided, but also how the ideological a language that would be easy to understand by a balance of power in the chamber has influenced general audience. As a result, the titles of the votes the outcome of these decisions. Moreover, these presented in this report are conscious oversimplifi - votes show how the national background of the cations of complex decisions, designed to make it MEPs has influenced some key decisions. easier to comprehend what the decisions were about.

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II. ABBREVIATIONS

ALDE Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

EC European Commission

ECR European Conservatives and Reformists Group

EFD Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group

EP European Parliament

EPG(s) European Political Group(s)

EPP Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats)

EU European Union

Greens/EFA Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance

GUE-NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left

MEP(s) Member(s) of the European Parliament

NI Non-attached Members

S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament

III. THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE: HOW DID THE EUROPEAN POLITICAL GROUPS VOTE?

MEPs sit in the European Parliament according to group, while the size of each pillar is proportional their ideology positions, and not according to the to the size (number of seats) of each group. The Member State where they were elected. Analysis of proportion of the pillar coloured in green shows the the voting data shows that political group proportion of votes “in favour” inside a group, the membership is usually a stronger determinant of red refers to votes “against”, the yellow to MEP voting than nationality. “abstentions”, and the grey represents MEPs who did not take part in a vote. Consequently, voting trends in the European Parlia - ment have to be analysed primarily by looking at Also, where there are important splits inside one of the votes cast by European political groups. These the (big) political groups, we show the voting break - groups generally follow two main patterns: a down by national party delegations. This enables classical left-right pattern, and a pro-/anti- deeper the reader to see where, and for whom, nationality European integration pattern. played a role. In the subsequent section of the report, we look at data strictly from a national perspective, In the first part of this report we look at the positions showing the positions of each national party dele - taken by the seven European political groups. Each gation from each country in the ten key votes. of the pillars in the graphs represents one political Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:06 Page 11

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1. Should the minimum length of the maternity leave on full pay be extended from 14 to 20 weeks?

Dossier: Improvement in the safety and health at employers would avoid hiring young women with work of pregnant workers and workers who have a right to extended paid maternity leave. recently given birth or are breastfeeding, Amendment 12=38, October 2010 EP plenary session. The key vote we selected from this report was on amendment 12=38, regarding the extension of In October 2010, the European Parliament adopted by maternity leave on full pay from 14 to 20 weeks. The a narrow majority its first reading position on the vote passed with 327 MEPs in favour to 320 against. Directive on Maternity Leave. The text 1 provided for the The centre-left groups – Socialists and Democrats extension of maternity leave from 14 to 20 weeks (S&D), Greens/EFA and the radical left (GUE-NGL) – on full pay, and contained a number of other succeeded in gathering a majority with the help of measures favourable to mothers and pregnant women, 82 MEPs from the EPP, primarily from Poland, Italy, as well as more generous paternity leave. Hungary and Lithuania. The Council’s first reading is currently at a standstill, with a significant number The centre-left supported the amended proposal, of Member States (mainly with centre-right govern - arguing that its provisions would ensure greater ments) opposed to the Council reaching a common protection of women and encourage demographic position on the issue. growth. The centre-right groups, on the other hand,

generally opposed it. They argued that such provi - 1. European Parliament legislative resolution of 20 October 2010 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the sions would lead to significant extra costs, particu - Council amending Council Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction of larly for small businesses, and would cause indirect measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth discrimination of women in the labour market, as or are breastfeeding.

Fig 1 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK OF PREGNANT WORKERS AND WORKERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY GIVEN BIRTH OR ARE BREASTFEEDING Draft legislative resolution: Text as a whole - 20 weeks, amendment 12=38 ordinary legislative procedure, first reading. Power table by EPGs

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Fig 2 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK OF PREGNANT WORKERS AND WORKERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY GIVEN BIRTH OR ARE BREASTFEEDING Draft legislative resolution: Text as a whole - 20 weeks, amendment 12=38 ordinary legislative procedure, first reading. Power table within EPP

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Fig 3 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK OF PREGNANT WORKERS AND WORKERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY GIVEN BIRTH OR ARE BREASTFEEDING Draft legislative resolution: Text as a whole - 20 weeks, amendment 12=38 ordinary legislative procedure, first reading. Power table within S&D

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2. Should nuclear energy be phased out?

Dossier: Framework Programme of the European The key vote we look at in this report was on Atomic Energy Community for nuclear research and amendment 36, which was drafted by the training activities, Amendment 36, November 2011 Greens/EFA group and which aimed to commit the EP plenary session. EU to renounce nuclear energy. The amendment was supported by GUE-NGL and Greens/EFA MEPs, In November 2011, a majority of MEPs adopted the as well as by two-thirds of the S&D members and EP’s position on the proposal for a Council decision on almost half of the ALDE MEPs. However, this coalition the Framework Programme of the European Atomic failed to reach a majority, as the EPP (except for the Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research Austrian delegation), ECR, and EFD groups, as well and training activities. 2 Only the Greens/EFA and the as most of the ALDE MEPs, voted against. Amendment GUE-NGL groups voted against in the final vote. The 36 fell by 210 votes in favour to 356 against. Euratom Framework Programme determines the

different research activities in nuclear energy and 2. European Parliament legislative resolution of 17 November 2011 on radiation protection, as well as the budget allocated the proposal for a Council decision concerning the Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for nuclear to them. research and training activities (2012–2013). Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:06 Page 14

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Fig 4 FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES Draft legislative resolution: Annex I, part II, section 2, paragraph 1 , amendment 36 - consultation. Power table by EPGs

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Fig 5 FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES Draft legislative resolution: Annex I, part II, section 2, paragraph 1 , amendment 36 - consultation. Power within S&D

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Fig 6 FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES Draft legislative resolution: Annex I, part II, section 2, paragraph 1 , amendment 36 - consultation. Power table within ALDE/ADLE

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3. Should the Eurozone countries pool their public debts by creating Eurobonds?

Dossier: Feasibility of introducing stability bonds, final op position from the ECR group and most MEPs from vote, February 2012 EP plenary session. the GUE-NGL and EFD groups.

In February 2012 the EP gave its first reaction to the If introduced, Eurobonds (or Stability Bonds as they European Commission's Green Paper proposing are referred to in the European Commission’s Green Eurobonds. The non-binding resolutio n3 was largely Paper) would lead to the pooling “of sovereign debt supportive of the initiative, arguing that Eurobonds issuance among EU Member States and the sharing are needed as part of the solution to the Eurozone’s of associated revenue flows and debt-servicing costs”. 4 current financial problems. The S&D and Greens/EFA groups, as well as the majority of MEPs from the EPP and ALDE groups, voted in favour of the resolution. 3. European Parliament resolution of 15 February 2012 on the feasibility However, 29 EPP members from Germany and of introducing stability bonds. Swe den voted against, while 19 ALDE MEPs, also 4. European Commission Green Paper on the feasibility of introducing mainly from Germany, abstained. There also was stability bonds, Brussels, 23 November 2011, COM(2011) 818 final, p. 2. Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:06 Page 16

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Fig 7 MOTIONS FOR RESOLUTIONS - FEASIBILITY OF INTRODUCING STABILITY BONDS Motion for a resolution: vote: resolution. Power table by EPGs

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Fig 8 MOTIONS FOR RESOLUTIONS - FEASIBILITY OF INTRODUCING STABILITY BONDS Motion for a resolution: vote: resolution. Power table within EPP

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4. Should there be a European tax on financial transactions?

Dossier: Common system for taxing financial Note: following this vote, the Member States failed transactions, final vote, May 2012 EP plenary ses sion. to reach an agreement on the FTT, which, as a tax-related issue, requires unanimity in the Council. In May 2012, a large majority of MEPs supported a As a result, the Council authorised in January 2013 tax on financial transactions (FTT), to be levied by the initiation of an enhanced cooperation procedure EU Member States. 5 MEPs backed the tax by 487 among eleven Member States (Belgium, Germany, votes, but disagreed on where the money should go Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Portugal, to. A significant minority of 152 MEPs, from ECR, EFD, Slovenia and Slovakia) that wanted to go ahead and ALDE (with the exception of the French, Italian with the FTT. and Finnish members), voted against the proposal. 20 EPP members, from Malta, Cyprus, Sweden and Latvia, and 6 S&D members, from Malta and 5. European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 May 2012 on the proposal for a Council directive on a common system of financial Cyprus, also voted against. transaction tax and amending Directive 2008/7/EC.

Fig 9 COMMON SYSTEM FOR TAXING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS Draft legislative resolution: vote: legislative resolution - consultation. Power table by EPGs

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Fig 10 COMMON SYSTEM FOR TAXING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS Draft legislative resolution: vote: legislative resolution - consultation. Power table within ALDE/ADLE

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5. Should the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) be ratified?

Dossier: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between Following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the EU and its Member States, Australia, Canada, the EP is required to approve or reject trade agreements, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New although it cannot amend them. As a result of this Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United vote, neither the EU nor any individual EU Member States of America, Final vote, July 2012 EP plenary State can join ACTA. MEPs raised concerns related session. to data protection, fundamental freedoms, openness and transparency of ACTA negotiations. Most EP In July 2012, the EP voted not to ratify the Anti- groups voted against ACTA, while a majority of EPP Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) between and ECR members abstained. the EU and its Member States and Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, 6. European Parliament legislative resolution of 4 July 2012 on the draft Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and Council decision on the conclusion of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, 6 the USA. MEPs rejected ACTA by 39 votes in favour, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Mexican States, the Kingdom of Morocco, New Zealand, the Republic of 478 against and 165 abstentions. Singapore, the Swiss Confederation and the United States of America. Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:06 Page 19

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Fig 11 ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, SWITZERLAND AND THE USA Draft legislative resolution: vote: consent vote: consent. Power table by EPGs

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Fig 12 ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EU AND ITS MEMBER STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, SWITZERLAND AND THE USA Draft legislative resolution: vote: consent vote: consent. Power table within EPP

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6. Should there be an increase in the EU’s multi-annual budget for the next 7 years?

Dossier: EP’s position on the multi-annual financial Within the S&D group, the British, Swedish and Danish framework (MFF) agreed among the Member States, delegations voted against the EP resolution. final vote, March 2013 EP plenary session. Following the EP vote, informal negotiations have In March 2013, MEPs adopted a resolutio n7 criticising taken place between Parliament, Council and the the cuts in the EU’s multi-annual financial framework Commission. The EP will then vote formally on whether for the 2014–2020 period, which had been agreed by to give its consent. If no agreement is reached by Heads of State and Government in February 2013. the end of 2013, the EU will operate on the basis of According to the resolution, MEPs will only consent to yearly budgets at the level of the 2013 ceilings, the MFF if it allows for consolidation of the EU’s own adjusted for inflation. system of resources, and if it permits more flexibility in the budget, between budget lines, and budget years. The EPP, S&D, ALDE, Greens/EFA, and GUE-NGL groups supported the resolution. A significant number of MEPs voted against the group line in the EPP, mainly from Central and Eastern European countries (Poland, Romania) and the Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, 7. European Parliament resolution of 13 March 2013 on the European Council conclusions of 7/8 February concerning the Multiannual Finland). Financial Framework. .

Fig 13 MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK - MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Vote: resolution (as a whole). Power table by EPGs

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Fig 14 MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK - MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Vote: resolution (as a whole). Power table by within EPP

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Fig 15 MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK - MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Vote: resolution (as a whole). Power table by within S&D

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7. Should the agricultural subsidies remain a budgetary priority for the EU?

Dossier: Decision on the opening of, and mandate The Lisbon Treaty extended the ordinary legislative for, interinstitutional negotiations on financing, procedure (co-decision) to several areas, including management and monitoring of the Common agricultural policy. This placed the EP on equal Agricultural Policy (CAP), Final vote, March 2013 EP footing with the Council on CAP reform. However, plenary session. the financial provisions of the CAP are entangled with the MFF negotiations, and therefore cannot In March 2013, the EP adopted a motion for a be determined until agreement has been reached resolutio n 8 on the Common Agricultural Policy on the latter (see above). reform. Currently around 40% of the EU budget is spent on CAP-related payments. The document adopted by the EP largely favours maintaining the current state of affairs. The motion passed with 474 votes in favour to 172 against. All Greens/EFA MEPs and most of GU E-NGL members voted against, as 8. European Parliament decision of 13 March 2013 on the opening of, well as 56 S&D ‘rebel’ MEPs (of which 20 were from and on the mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Germany and 12 from the UK). Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the CAP. .

Fig 16 DECISION ON THE OPENING OF, AND MANDATE FOR, INTERINSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS ON FINANCING, MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF THE CAP Motion for a resolution. Vote: proposal for decision. Power table by EPGs

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8. Should a proposal to increase taxes on CO2 emissions be rejected?

Dossier: Clarifying provisions on the timing of The centre-left supported the reform, saying that auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (ETS back- more efforts are needed to fight pollution and climate loading), motion to reject the EC proposal and to change, and that renewable sources of energy send it back to the parliamentary committee should receive greater benefits at the expense of (Amendment 20), April 2013 EP plenary session. conventional energy sources that pollute more. Following rejection by the EP, the proposal was sent In April 2013, the centre-right groups narrowly back to the responsible EP committee (Environment, P u- defeate d 9 (334 votes in favour to 315 against) a blic Health and Food Safety). proposal by the European Commission to boost the price of EU "polluter's permits" within the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). This proposal, also known as ‘backloading’, was mainly opposed by the EPP. They argued that the increase in prices is counter-productive

at a time of economic downturn, as this would raise 9. European Parliament draft legislative resolution on the proposal for costs for industry and would result in higher energy a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC clarifying provisions on the timing of auctions prices for consumers. of greenhouse gas allowances. .

Fig 19 CLARIFYING PROVISIONS ON THE TIMING OF AUCTIONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS ALLOWANCES Draft legislative resolution: Proposal to reject the Commission proposal, amendment 20 - ordinary legislative procedure, first reading. Power table by EPGs.

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Fig 20 CLARIFYING PROVISIONS ON THE TIMING OF AUCTIONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS ALLOWANCES Draft legislative resolution: Proposal to reject the Commission proposal, amendment 20 - ordinary legislative procedure, first reading. Power table by within EPP.

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Fig 22 CLARIFYING PROVISIONS ON THE TIMING OF AUCTIONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS ALLOWANCES Draft legislative resolution: Proposal to reject the Commission proposal, amendment 20 - ordinary legislative procedure, first reading. Power table by within ALDE/ADLE

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9. Should the location of the official seat of the European Parliament be reviewed as part of a future Treaty change?

Dossier: 2011 Discharge, EU General Budget: European The European Parliament has three places of work: Parliament, Amendment 4 to paragraph 10, April Strasbourg, Brussels and Luxembourg, as defined by 2013 EP plenary session. Protocol 6 of the Lisbon Treaty. Luxembourg is home to the administrative offices (the EP ‘General In April 2013, a majority of MEPs (370 to 281) Secretariat’). Plenary sessions take place in Strasbourg supported an amendment to a resolution accom - and in Brussels. Committee meetings are also held panying the final approval of the 2011 EP accounts 10, in Brussels. A modification of this arrangement urging “the Member States to revise the issue of would require a Treaty change. Since the entry into Parliament’s seat and working places in the next re- force of the Lisbon Treaty, the EP has the right to vision of the Treaty”. The opposition to the amendment propose treaty changes. – in other words, the MEPs who did not want the issue of the seat of the EP to be raised – came mainly from the French delegation in the S&D group, as well as from the EPP group, with the 10. European Parliament decision of 17 April 2013 on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union exception of the Swedish and Dutch delegations. for the financial year 2011, Section I – European Parliament.

Fig 23 2011 DISCHARGE: EU GENERAL BUDGET, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Motion for a resolution: Paragraph 10, amendment 4. Power table by EPGs.

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10. S hould the EU create a free trade area with the United States of America?

Dossier: EU trade and investment agreement nego- However, a number of other references to potential tiations with the US, Final vote, May 2013 EP plenary obstacles to an EU-US FTA, such as GMOs and session. labour and environmental standards, were voted down. The EU Treaty stipulates that international In May 2013, a large majority of MEPs backed the trade agreements are negotiated by the European proposed EP position on negotiations for a free Commission on behalf of all EU Member States, trade agreement with the US. 11 Only the GUE-NGL based on a negotiating mandate adopted by the and Greens/EFA groups, as well as most non-attached Council. To enter into force, though, trade agreements Members (who are mostly on the radical right), must be ratified by a majority vote in the European were opposed. French MEPs in the S&D and ALDE Parliament. groups abstained. MEPs also voted to ask the Commission and the Council to exclude cultural and audio-visual services from the negotiating 11. European Parliament resolution of 23 May 2013 on EU trade and mandate, including those provided online. investment negotiations with the United States of America..

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IV. THE NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: HOW DID THE NATIONAL PARTY DELEGATIONS VOTE?

This part of the report looks at the votes from a To see how each individual MEP voted, readers can national perspective. Here we show the position of check the full voting lists on our website. each national party delegation, country by country, on the same 10 issues. The position of a national Note: the tables do not include independent MEPs. party delegation has been determined by looking Their voting records can be found on our website. at how the plurality (but not necessarily all) of the MEPs from each national party voted.

Consequently, in some cases, some MEPs belonging to a national party voted differently from the national party positions shown in these tables.

Legend + The majority of this national party delegation voted in favour. - The majority of this national party delegation voted against. o The majority of this national party delegation abstained. n/a A political line could not be identified, either because there were no votes, or because there were equal number of MEPs voting in two different ways.

AUSTRIA

Pa rty ÖVP Grünen FPÖ Dr. Martin SPÖ BZÖ EP political group EPP Greens/EFA NI NI S&D NI 1. Extension of maternity leave - + - + - n/a 2. Phase out of nuclear energy + + + + + n/a 3. Create Eurobonds + + - o + - 4. Financial transaction tax + + + + + - 5. ACTA ratification o - - - - - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + + - - + - 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + - - - - + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price + - + - o + 9. Revision of EP's official seat location - + - + + + 10. EU-US free trade agreement + - - - + - Acronym Party ÖVP Österreichische Volkspartei Grünen Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative FPÖ Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs Dr. Martin Liste "Dr. Martin - für Demokratie, Kontrolle, Gerechtigkeit" SPÖ Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs BZÖ Bündnis Zukunft Österreich Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:06 Page 31

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BELGIUM

Pa rty cdH CD&V Ecolo Groen LDD MR N-VA VLD PS sp.a VB EP political group EPP EPP Greens/EFA Greens/EFA ECR ALDE Greens/EFA ALDE S&D S&D NI 1. Extension of maternity leave + - + + - - o - + + + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy - - + + n/a - - + + + - 3. Create Eurobonds + + + + n/a + o + + + - 4. Financial transaction tax + + + + - + o - + + - 5. ACTA ratification - o - - o ------6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + + + + - + o + + + - 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + - - n/a + - + + - - 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - - - - + - + - - - + 9. Revision of EP's official seat location - + + + + + + + o + + 10. EU-US free trade agreement + + - - + + + + - + -

Acronym Party Acronym Party cdH Centre démocrate humaniste N-VA Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie CD&V Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams VLD Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten Ecolo Ecologistes Confédérés pour l'Organisation de Luttes Originales PS Parti socialiste Groen Groen SP.A Socialistische Partij Anders LDD Libertair, Direct, Democratisch VB Vlaams Belang MR Mouvement réformateur

BULGARIA

Pa rty SK GERB KB NPD NVDS PROUD/CPDS EP political group EPP EPP S&D NI ALDE EFD 1. Extension of maternity leave - - + n/a + n/a 2. Phase out of nuclear energy - - n/a n/a + n/a 3. Create Eurobonds + + + n/a + n/a 4. Financial transaction tax + + + n/a n/a n/a 5. ACTA ratification - - - - - n/a 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + + + n/a + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + + n/a + n/a 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price + + + + n/a + 9. Revision of EP's official seat location - - - n/a + + 10. EU-US free trade agreement + + + n/a + n/a

Acronym Party SK Синята коалиция / Blue Coalition GERB Граждани за европейско развитие на България / Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria KB Коалиция за България / Coalition for Bulgaria NDP Национал-демократична партия / National-Democratic Party DPS Движение за права и свободи / Movement for Rights and Freedoms NDSV Национално движение за стабилност и възход / National Movement for Stability and Progress PROUD/CPDS Гражданско Обединение за Реална Демокрация / Консервативна Партия Движение на Успеха People for Real, Open and United Democracy / Conservative Party for Democracy and Success

CYPRUS

Pa rty DIKO DISY EDEK AKEL EP political group S&D EPP S&D GUE-NGL 1. Extension of maternity leave + n/a o + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy + - + + 3. Create Eurobonds + + + o 4. Financial transaction tax - - - o 5. ACTA ratification - - - - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + + + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + + - 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price o + o - 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + - o o 10. EU-US free trade agreement - + n/a - Acronym Party DIKO Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα / Democratic Party DISY Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός / Democratic Rally EDEK Κίνημα Σοσιαλδημοκρατών ΕΔΕΚ / Movement for Social Democracy EDEK AKEL Ανορθωτικό Κόμμα Εργαζόμενου Λαού / Progressive Party of Working People Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:06 Page 32

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Pa rty ČSSD KS ČM KDU- ČSL ODS EP political group S&D GUE-NGL EPP ECR 1. Extension of maternity leave + + - - 2. Phase out of nuclear energy n/a - - - 3. Create Eurobonds + o + - 4. Financial transaction tax + + * - 5. ACTA ratification - - - o 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + + + - 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + + + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - o + + 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + o - + 10. EU-US free trade agreement + - + +

Acronym Party ČSSD Česká strana sociálně demokratická KSČM Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy KDU-ČSL Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová ODS Občanská demokratická strana

DENMARK

Pa rty DF KF FB SD SF VDLP EP political group EFD EPP GUE-NGL S&D Greens/EFA ALDE 1. Extension of maternity leave o n/a + + + - 2. Phase out of nuclear energy n/a o + + + - 3. Create Eurobonds - - - + + o 4. Financial transaction tax - - + o + - 5. ACTA ratification - + - o - - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 - - + + o + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy - - - - - + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price o - - - - - 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + + + + + + 10. EU-US free trade agreement + + - + + +

Acronym Party DF Dansk Folkeparti KF Det Konservative Folkeparti FB Folkebevægelsen mod EU SD Socialdemokratiet SF Socialistisk Folkeparti VDLP Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti

ESTONIA

Pa rty ER IRL SDE EP political group ALDE EPP S&D 1. Extension of maternity leave - + - 2. Phase out of nuclear energy n/a n/a o 3. Create Eurobonds o + + 4. Financial transaction tax - - + 5. ACTA ratification - - - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price + + - 9. Revision of EP's official seat location - - + 10. EU-US free trade agreement + + + Acronym Party ER Eesti Reformierakond IRL Erakond Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit SDE Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:07 Page 33

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FINLAND

Pa rty Kok PS Kesk KD SDP SFP Vihr EP political group EPP EFD ALDE EPP S&D ALDE Greens/EFA 1. Extension of maternity leave - - - - + - + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy - - - - n/a - + 3. Create Eurobonds + - - - + o + 4. Financial transaction tax + - + o + - + 5. ACTA ratification o - - o - - - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + - n/a - + + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + + + n/a + n/a 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price + + n/a + - + - 9. Revision of EP's official seat location - + + + n/a + + 10. EU-US free trade agreement + + + + + n/a -

Acronym Party Kok Kansallinen Kokoomus PS Perussuomalaiset Kesk Suomen Keskusta KD Suomen kristillisdemokraatit SDP Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue / Finlands Socialdemokratiska Parti SFP Svenska folkpartiet Vihr Vihreä liitto

FRANCE

Pa rty CAP 21 EE FDG FN UDI UMP PR LAOM MODEM MPF NC PS PNC Greens/ ALDE Greens/ GUE- NI EPP EPP EPP Greens/ ALDE EFD EPP S&D EP political group EFA NGL EFA EFA 1. Extension of maternity leave + + + - n/a - n/a n/a - n/a - + + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy + + n/a - n/a - n/a n/a + n/a - - + 3. Create Eurobonds + + - - n/a + + - + - + + + 4. Financial transaction tax + + + o n/a + + + + - + + + 5. ACTA ratification - - - - n/a + + - - - o - - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + + + - + + + + + - + + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy - - - - + + + - + o + + - 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - - - + - + - o - + n/a - - 9. Revision of EP's official seat location o + ------n/a - - + 10. EU-US free trade agreement - - - - + + - - o n/a + o -

Acronym Party Acronym Party CAP21 Citoyenneté Action Participation pour le 21ème siècle LAOM Liste "Alliance des Outre-Mers" EE Europe Écologie MODEM Mouvement Démocrate FDG Front de gauche pour changer d’Europe MPF Mouvement pour la France FN Front national NC Nouveau Centre UDI Union des Démocrates et Indépendants PS Parti socialiste UMP Union pour un Mouvement Populaire PNC Partitu di a Nazione Corsa PR Parti Radical

GERMANY

Pa rty B90/Grünen CDU CSU Linke FDP SPD EP political group Greens/EFA EPP EPP GUE-NGL ALDE S&D 1. Extension of maternity leave + - - + - - 2. Phase out of nuclear energy + - - + - + 3. Create Eurobonds + - - o o + 4. Financial transaction tax + + + + - + 5. ACTA ratification - o n/a - o - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + + + + + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy - + + - + - 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - + + - + - 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + - - - + + 10. EU-US free trade agreement - + + - + + Acronym Party Acronym Party B90/Grünen Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Linke Die Linke. CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands FDP Freie Demokratische Partei CSU Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. SPD Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:07 Page 34

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GREECE

Pa rty CPG SYRIZA DA OP ND PASOK LAOS EP political group GUE-NGL GUE-NGL ALDE Greens/EFA EPP S&D EFD 1. Extension of maternity leave + + n/a n/a - + + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy - + + + - + + 3. Create Eurobonds - n/a + + + + n/a 4. Financial transaction tax n/a + - + + + + 5. ACTA ratification - n/a - - o - n/a 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 - + o + + + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy - n/a - - + + + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price + n/a n/a - + o + 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + n/a + + - n/a + 10. EU-US free trade agreement - n/a - - + + +

Acronym Party CPG Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας / Communist Party of Greece SYRIZA Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς / Coalition of the Radical Left DA Δράση / Action OP Οικολόγοι Πράσινοι / Ecologist Greens ND Νέα Δημοκρατία / New Democracy PASOK Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα / Panhellenic Socialist Movement LAOS Λαϊκός Ορθόδοξος Συναγερμός - Γ. Καρατζαφέρης / Popular Orthodox Rally - G. Karatzaferis

HUNGARY

Pa rty FIDESZ-KDNP JOBBIK MDF MSZP EP political group EPP NI ECR S&D 1. Extension of maternity leave + o - + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy - - n/a + 3. Create Eurobonds + - - + 4. Financial transaction tax + + - + 5. ACTA ratification - - n/a - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + + - + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + - + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - n/a + n/a 9. Revision of EP's official seat location - + + n/a 10. EU-US free trade agreement o - + + Acronym Party FIDESZ-KDNP Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség-Keresztény Demokrata Néppárt JOBBIK Jobbik Magyarországért Mozgalom MDF Magyar Demokrata Fórum MSZP Magyar Szocialista Párt

IRELAND

Pa rty FF FG LP SP EP political group ALDE EPP S&D GUE-NGL 1. Extension of maternity leave - - + + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy + - o + 3. Create Eurobonds + + + - 4. Financial transaction tax - o + n/a 5. ACTA ratification - o - - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 n/a + + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + + - 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - - - o 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + n/a + + 10. EU-US free trade agreement + + + - Acronym Party FF Fianna Fáil Party FG Fine Gael Party LP Labour Party SP Socialist Party Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:07 Page 35

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ITALY

Party CSR FDI-CDN FLI PdL ALI IdV LN PD SVP UDC UDEUR EPpolitical group ECR EPP EPP EPP EFD ALDE EFD S&D EPP EPP EPP 1. Extension of maternity leave + + + + - + + + - + + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy - - n/a - n/a + - + - - - 3. Create Eurobonds + + + + n/a + + + + + + 4. Financial transaction tax + + + - - + o + + + n/a 5. ACTA ratification o - o - + - - - o n/a - 6. MFF increase for 2014-2020 - + + + - + + + + + n/a 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + + + - + + + + + n/a 8. Capping CO2 emissions’ price + + + + + - + - + + + 9. Revision of EP's official seat location n/a - - - + + + + - - - 10. EU-US free trade agreement + n/a n/a + - + + + + + n/a

Acronym Party Acronym Party CSR Conservatori e Social Riformatori LN Lega Nord FDI-CDN Fratelli d'Italia - Centrodestra Nazionale PD Partito Democratico FLI Futuro e Libertà per l'Italia SVP Südtiroler Volkspartei (Partito popolare sudtirolese) PdL Il Popolo della Libertà UDC Unione dei Democratici cristiani e dei Democratici di Centro ALI "Io amo l'Italia" UDEUR Unione Democratici per l'Europa IdV Italia dei Valori - Lista Di Pietro

LATVIA

Pa rty LPP/LC PCTVL SC TB/LNNK V EP political group ALDE Greens/EFA GUE-NGL ECR EPP 1. Extension of maternity leave - + + - - 2. Phase out of nuclear energy n/a + n/a - - 3. Create Eurobonds o + o - + 4. Financial transaction tax - + + n/a - 5. ACTA ratification - - - o o 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + + o + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + - - + + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price + o - - + 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + + o + - 10. EU-US free trade agreement + - - + +

Acronym Party LPP/LC Latvijas Pirmā Partija/Latvijas Ceļš PCTVL Par cilvēka tiesībām vienotā Latvijā SC Politisko partiju apvienība "Saskaņas centrs" TB/LNN Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK V Vienotība

LITHUANIA

Pa rty DP AWPL LRLS LSDP TT LKD EP political group ALDE ECR ALDE S&D EFD EPP 1. Extension of maternity leave o - - + + + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy - n/a - o n/a - 3. Create Eurobonds + - + + n/a + 4. Financial transaction tax + - + + + + 5. ACTA ratification n/a - - - - o 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + - o + o + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + + + n/a + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price n/a + - - o - 9. Revision of EP's official seat location n/a + + + + - 10. EU-US free trade agreement n/a + + + + + Acronym Party DP Darbo partija AWPL Akcja Wyborcza Polaków na Litwie/Lietuvos lenkų rinkimų akcija LRLS Lietuvos Respublikos liberalų sąjūdis LSDP Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija TT Partija Tvarka ir teisingumas TS-LKD Tėvynės sąjunga - Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:07 Page 36

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LUXEMBOURG

Pa rty DG/LV CSV/PCS DP LSAP EP political group Greens/EFA EPP ALDE S&D 1. Extension of maternity leave + - - + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy + - + - 3. Create Eurobonds + + + + 4. Financial transaction tax + n/a + + 5. ACTA ratification - - o - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + + - + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy - + + + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - + + + 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + - - + 10. EU-US free trade agreement - + + +

Acronym Party DG/LV Déi Gréng - Les Verts CSV/PCS Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei / Parti chrétien social luxembourgeois DP Demokratesch Partei/Parti démocratique LSAP Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei / Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois

MALTA

Pa rty PL PN EP political group S&D EPP 1. Extension of maternity leave + - 2. Phase out of nuclear energy + - 3. Create Eurobonds + + 4. Financial transaction tax - - 5. ACTA ratification - - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 n/a n/a 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy n/a n/a 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - + 9. Revision of EP's official seat location n/a - 10. EU-US free trade agreement + +

Acronym Party PL Partit Laburista PN Partit Nazzjonalista

NETHERLANDS

Pa rty CDA CU D66 GL PvdA PVV SP SGP VVD EP political group EPP ECR ALDE Greens/EFA S&D NI GUE-NGL EFD ALDE 1. Extension of maternity leave - n/a - + + - n/a - - 2. Phase out of nuclear energy - - - + + - + - - 3. Create Eurobonds + - + + + - - - o 4. Financial transaction tax + - - + + - + - - 5. ACTA ratification - o ------n/a 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + - + + + - + - + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + - - - - - + n/a 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - - - - - + - - + 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + + + + + + + + + 10. EU-US free trade agreement + + + - n/a - + + + Acronym Party Acronym Party CDA Christen Democratisch Appèl PVV Partij voor de Vrijheid CU ChristenUnie SP Socialistische Partij D66 Democraten 66 SGP Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij GL GroenLinks VVD Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie PvdA Partij van de Arbeid Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:07 Page 37

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POLAND

Pa rty PO PJN PSL PiS SLD SP UP EP political group EPP ECR EPP ECR S&D EFD S&D 1. Extension of maternity leave + - - - + - + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy ------+ 3. Create Eurobonds + - + - + - + 4. Financial transaction tax + - + - + n/a + 5. ACTA ratification ------6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 - - - - + - + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + + + + + + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price + + + + + + + 9. Revision of EP's official seat location - + - + + + - 10. EU-US free trade agreement + + + + + + +

Acronym Party Acronym Party PO Platforma Obywatelska SLD Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej PJN Polska Jest Najważniejsza SP Solidarna Polska PSL Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe UP Unia Pracy PiS Prawo i Sprawiedliwość

PORTUGAL

Pa rty Bloco PCP PP PSD PS EP political group GUE-NGL GUE-NGL EPP EPP PS 1. Extension of maternity leave + + + + + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy n/a o - - + 3. Create Eurobonds o - + + + 4. Financial transaction tax + + n/a + + 5. ACTA ratification - - o - - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + - + + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy - - + + + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - o o o - 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + + n/a - + 10. EU-US free trade agreement - - + + +

Acronym Party Bloco Bloco de Esquerda PCP Partido Comunista Português PP Partido Popular PSD Partido Social Democrata PS Partido Socialista

ROMANIA

Pa rty PD-L PNL PRM PSD+PC UDMR EP political group EPP ALDE NI S&D EPP 1. Extension of maternity leave - - + + + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy - - + - - 3. Create Eurobonds + + + + + 4. Financial transaction tax + - + + + 5. ACTA ratification o - - - o 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 - + + + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + + + + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price + + + + - 9. Revision of EP's official seat location - + + + - 10. EU-US free trade agreement + + + + o Acronym Party PD-L Partidul Democrat-Liberal PNL Partidul Naţional Liberal PRM Partidul România Mare PSD+PC Partidul Social Democrat + Partidul Conservator UDMR Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România/Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:07 Page 38

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SLOVAKIA

Pa rty KDH L’S-HZDS SDKÚ–DS SNS SMER-SD SMK-MKP EP political group EPP ALDE EPP EFD S&D EPP 1. Extension of maternity leave - - - o + - 2. Phase out of nuclear energy ------3. Create Eurobonds n/a + + - + + 4. Financial transaction tax n/a - n/a - + + 5. ACTA ratification o - o - - n/a 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + + + - + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + + o + + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - o n/a + - - 9. Revision of EP's official seat location - + - n/a + - 10. EU-US free trade agreement + n/a + + + n/a

Acronym Party KDH Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie ĽS-HZDS Ľudová strana - Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko SDKÚ–DS Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia - Demokratická strana SNS Slovenská národná strana SMER-SD SMER-Sociálna demokracia SMK-MKP Strana mad'arskej komunity- Magyar Közösség Pártja

SLOVENIA

Pa rty LDS NSi SDS SD ZARES EP political group ALDE EPP EPP S&D S&D 1. Extension of maternity leave + + n/a + o 2. Phase out of nuclear energy - E - n/a + 3. Create Eurobonds + + + + + 4. Financial transaction tax - + + + - 5. ACTA ratification - - o - - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 + + + + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy + + + + + 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - - + - o 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + - - + + 10. EU-US free trade agreement + + + + +

Acronym Party LDS Liberalna Demokracija Slovenije NSi Nova Slovenija - Krščanska ljudska stranka SDS Slovenska demokratska stranka SD Socialni demokrati ZARES ZARES-Nova Politika

SPAIN

Pa rty BNG CDC ERC ICV IU PNV PP PSOE PSC UDC UPyD EP political group Greens/EFA ALDE Greens/EFA Greens/EFA GUE-NGL ALDE EPP S&D S&D EPP NI 1. Extension of maternity leave n/a - + + + + o + + n/a + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy n/a - n/a + n/a - - + + n/a - 3. Create Eurobonds + + n/a + - + + + + + + 4. Financial transaction tax + + n/a + o + + + + + + 5. ACTA ratification n/a - n/a - n/a - o - - o - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 o + n/a + + + + + + + + 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy - + n/a - - + + + + + o 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - - n/a - - + o o - + - 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + + n/a + + + - + n/a n/a + 10. EU-US free trade agreement - + n/a - - + + + + + + Acronym Party Acronym Party BNG Bloque Nacionalista Galego PNV Partido Nacionalista Vasco CDC Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya PP Partido Popular ERC Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya PSOE Partido Socialista Obrero Español ICV Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds PSC Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya IU Izquierda Unida UDC Unió Democràtica de Catalunya UPyD Unión, Progreso y Democracia Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:07 Page 39

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SWEDEN

Pa rty SAP C FP KD MP M PP V EP political group S&D ALDE FP EPP Greens/EFA EPP Greens/EFA GUE-NGL 1. Extension of maternity leave + n/a - o o - + + 2. Phase out of nuclear energy o + - - + - + + 3. Create Eurobonds + + + - o - + - 4. Financial transaction tax + - - - + - + + 5. ACTA ratification - - - o - o - - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 - - - + - - o o 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy - + + + - - - - 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price - - - - - + - - 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + + + - + + + + 10. EU-US free trade agreement + + + + - + - -

Acronym Party Acronym Party SAP Arbetarepartiet- Socialdemokraterna M Moderata Samlingspartiet C Centerpartiet PP Piratpartiet FP Folkpartiet liberalerna V Vänsterpartiet KD Kristdemokraterna MP Miljöpartiet de gröna

Pa rty BNP Conservatives DUP GP Labour LibDem P. Cymru SNP SF UCU-NF UKIP WDAR Greens/ Green/ Greens/ GUE- NI ECR NI S&D ALDE ECR EFD EFD EP political group EFA EFA EFA NGL 1. Extension of maternity leave - - - + - - + - + - - - 2. Phase out of nuclear energy - - - + - + + + + - - n/a 3. Create Eurobonds - - - + + + + + n/a - - - 4. Financial transaction tax - - - + o - + - - - - - 5. ACTA ratification - o ------+ o - - 6. MFF increase for 20 14 -2020 - - - + - + + o + - - - 7. Financing of the Common Agricultural Policy o + + - - + - - - + - - 8. Capping CO 2 emissions’ price + + + - - - - - + + + + 9. Revision of EP's official seat location + + + + + + + + - + + n/a 10. EU-US free trade agreement n/a + n/a - + + - n/a + o n/a Acronym Party Acronym Party BNP British National Party P. Cymru Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales Conservatives Conservative Party SNP Scottish National Party DUP Democratic Unionist Party (Northern Ireland) SF Sinn Féin GP Green Party UCU-NF Ulster Conservatives and Unionists-New Force Labour Labour Party UKIP United Kingdom Independence Party LibDem Liberal Democrats Party WDAR We Demand a Referendum Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:07 Page 40 Report_v3_2013:Mise en page 1 04/07/2013 16:06 Page 1

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