The outcome of the vote in plenary cannot be predicted, with MEPs in favour and those against the Commission proposals both claiming that they had a fair chance of achieving a majority in Strasbourg.
Iestādēm izdevās atrast kompromisu, tomēr galīgajā balsojumā deputāti ar nelielu balsu vairākumu (209 balsis par, 229 pret un 166 atturējās) kompromisu noraidīja.