The agreement, presented to Parliament as a "consolidated amendment" to the report by Parliament's rapporteur Barbara Weiler (S&D, DE), received broad backing from all political groups and was approved with 612 votes in favour, 12 against and 21 abstentions.
Deputāte Barbara Weiler (Vācija, SD), kas bija atbildīgā ziņotāja, Parlamenta debatēs otrdien norādīja, ka "direktīva bruģēs ceļu uz jaunu maksājumu kultūru".