Voting session

MEPs held their daily voting session on 5 April 2011 during which they voted to:

• approve EU aid to help unemployed workers in the Czech Republic and Poland following various company closures

• pass amendments on new rules on export credit guarantees. The final vote on the proposal was postponed to allow for further time for negotiations with the Council of Ministers.

• adopt reports by parliamentary committees on the role of women in agriculture and decommissioning of nuclear power plants in new member states

• pass amendments to new rules on the export of dual-use goods . The final vote on the proposal was postponed to allow for further time for negotiations with the Council of Ministers.

• adopt a report by the Women's Rights Committee on combating violence against women

The votes were be followed by MEPs explaining the reason for their vote.

Read Democracy Live's guide to how the plenary sessions work here.