The Parliament worked through a series of closely contested amendments to its resolution on the joint communication on humanitarian aid, with outcomes swinging by margins as narrow as 13 and 20 votes. As an own-initiative resolution the text has no direct legal effect, but it sets out the Parliament's formal political position on the EU's humanitarian aid approach and may press the Commission to reflect it in future action. The amendment votes divided opinion along a left-right line. On Amendments 2, 5 and 6, the EPP, PfE and parts of ECR lined up on one side against the S&D, Greens/EFA and The Left, with Renew and the NI members splitting; on Amendments 13 and 15 the alignment shifted, with the EPP joining ECR, ESN and PfE in favour while the S&D, Greens/EFA, The Left and most of Renew voted against. The results were mixed rather than one-directional. Amendment 2 was rejected by 60 votes and Amendment 13 fell by just 13 votes, while Amendment 5 carried by 20 votes and Amendment 6 by 67 votes; Amendment 15 was rejected decisively by 139 votes after the EPP divided and its larger share voted against.
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