Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties

Reference A9-0337/2023Committee AFCO

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How the groups voted

GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity

The Left36

6232574%

S&D141

972022282%

Greens/EFA71

The European Parliament adopted by 291 votes to 274, with 44 abstentions, a resolution on proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties.Members believe that the revision of the Treaties is necessary in the interests of all EU citizens, as it aims to reshape the Union so as to increase its capacity to act, as well as its democratic legitimacy and accountability. It should enable the Union to respond more effectively to geopolitical challenges.The Union's institutional framework and, in particular, its decision-making process, notably within the Council, is barely adequate for a Union of 27 Member States. The prospect of future enlargements makes a reform of the Treaties inevitable…