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

Through this consent procedure, Parliament gives its consent to a draft Council decision amending the Act concerning the election of members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, so as to allow Members to vote in plenary by proxy during pregnancy and after giving birth. The resolution records that the act cannot proceed without Parliament's approval, and Parliament grants that approval on the basis of the recommendation of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs. It instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.