On Thursday morning 26 January, MEPs adopted (25 votes in favour, 9 against, 2 abstentions) the inter-institutional agreement of last December on the “firearms” directive. This vote thereby puts an end to the long months of heated debates. Even during today’s vote, there was a clear divide between the delegations from the west of Europe, and those from Eastern and Northern Europe.
The overwhelming majority of MEPs in the EPP, S&D and ECR groups supported the text, as did the...