Decision

Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism

Effect: Passed
Result: 564 for · 20 against · 12 abstained roll call
Date: 22 May 2025, 12:05–12:09
Kind: New EU law · 1st reading

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-10-2025-0085
Dossier: 2025/0039(COD)
Source: Committee report by Antonio Decaro
Topics: Climate & environment Economy & single market Trade & customs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 30 votes · 18 roll calls · 17 amendments
Requested by: ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 22 May 2025
Final vote: 176873

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-10-2025-0085
Dossier: 2025/0039(COD)
Source: Committee report by Antonio Decaro
Topics: Climate & environment Economy & single market Trade & customs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 30 votes · 18 roll calls · 17 amendments
Requested by: ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Sitting: Thursday 22 May 2025
Final vote: 176873

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Passed by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 17 amendments (17 rejected) and 10 parts of the text voted on separately (10 rejected). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Majority line**: the most common position. **Clear line**: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 27	Against 8	Abst. 3	No vote 8 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.57
Greens	For 45	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 8 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 104	Against 2	Abst. 0	No vote 30 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.97
Renew	For 64	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 11 of 75	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 155	Against 1	Abst. 0	No vote 32 of 188	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.99
ECR	For 68	Against 0	Abst. 1	No vote 11 of 80	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.98
Patriots	For 58	Against 6	Abst. 6	No vote 15 of 85	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.74
ESN	For 25	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 2 of 27	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
No group	For 18	Against 3	Abst. 2	No vote 6 of 29	Majority line —	Clear line No line	Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 27

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

The Left line For · 8 voted against, 3 abstained of 38 who voted
Voted against (8)
- Anthony SMITH France
- Arash SAEIDI France
- Damien CARÊME France
- Emma FOURREAU France
- Leila CHAIBI France
- Manon AUBRY France
- Marina MESURE France
- Rima HASSAN France
Abstained (3)
- João OLIVEIRA Portugal
- Marc BOTENGA Belgium
- Özlem DEMIREL Germany
S&D line For · 2 voted against of 106 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Chloé RIDEL France
- Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES Spain
EPP line For · 1 voted against of 156 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN Finland
ECR line For · 1 abstained of 69 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Geadis GEADI Cyprus
Patriots line For · 6 voted against, 6 abstained of 70 who voted
Voted against (6)
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Roman HAIDER Austria
Abstained (6)
- Aldo PATRICIELLO Italy
- Isabella TOVAGLIERI Italy
- Paolo BORCHIA Italy
- Roberto VANNACCI Italy
- Silvia SARDONE Italy
- Susanna CECCARDI Italy

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)

Members' votes by country. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	14	6	0	0	0.55
Belgium	18	0	1	3	0.92
Bulgaria	16	0	0	1	1.00
Cyprus	2	0	1	3	—
Czechia	18	0	0	3	1.00
Germany	78	0	1	17	0.98
Denmark	13	0	0	2	1.00
Estonia	6	0	0	1	—
Spain	52	1	0	7	0.97
Finland	9	1	0	5	0.85
France	62	9	0	10	0.81
Greece	10	2	1	8	0.65
Croatia	6	0	0	6	—
Hungary	16	0	0	5	1.00
Ireland	11	0	0	3	1.00
Italy	55	0	6	15	0.85
Lithuania	11	0	0	0	1.00
Luxembourg	5	0	0	1	—
Latvia	7	0	0	2	—
Malta	4	0	0	2	—
Netherlands	24	0	0	7	1.00
Poland	47	1	0	5	0.97
Portugal	20	0	1	0	0.93
Romania	20	0	1	12	0.93
Sweden	20	0	0	1	1.00
Slovenia	8	0	0	1	—
Slovakia	12	0	0	3	1.00

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. **Speeches**: how many times they took the floor. **Final vote**: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Sabine VERHEYEN Germany	EPP	Speeches3	10 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Antonio DECARO Italy	S&D	Speeches5	9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Pina PICIERNO changed group Italy	Renew	Speeches2	9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Karin KARLSBRO Sweden	Renew	Speeches2	9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Mohammed CHAHIM Netherlands	S&D	Speeches2	9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT Sweden	The Left	Speeches2	9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For

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Debate speakers, continued
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN France	Patriots	Speeches2	9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Anja ARNDT Germany	ESN	Speeches2	9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Anna ZALEWSKA Poland	ECR	Speeches1	9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Sara MATTHIEU Belgium	Greens	Speeches1	9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Filip TUREK Czechia	Patriots	Speeches1	9 Sept 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Niels FUGLSANG Denmark	S&D	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS Lithuania	S&D	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Daniel BUDA Romania	EPP	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS Spain	EPP	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Javi LÓPEZ Spain	S&D	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Patryk JAKI Poland	ECR	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Adam JARUBAS Poland	EPP	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Alexandr VONDRA Czechia	ECR	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Silvia SARDONE Italy	Patriots	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	Abstained
Radan KANEV Bulgaria	EPP	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Katri KULMUNI Finland	Renew	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Roman HAIDER Austria	Patriots	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	Against
Kateřina KONEČNÁ Czechia	No group	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Viktória FERENC Hungary	Patriots	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN France	S&D	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Laurence TROCHU France	ECR	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Dimitris TSIODRAS Greece	EPP	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Sebastian EVERDING Germany	The Left	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Ingeborg TER LAAK Netherlands	EPP	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ Spain	S&D	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN Spain	Patriots	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO Spain	EPP	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ Romania	No group	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	Abstained
Christian EHLER Germany	EPP	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Seán KELLY Ireland	EPP	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Isabella LÖVIN Sweden	Greens	Speeches1	21 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For

All votes on this decision, 30

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result
1	Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively	Show of hands	Adopted
2	Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 1, point b Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Article 2, paragraph 3a, subparagraph 2	Show of hands	Rejected
3	Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 4, point a Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Article 6, paragraph 1	Show of hands	Rejected

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 1, point b Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Article 2, paragraph 3a, subparagraph 2	Show of hands	Rejected
3	Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 4, point a Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Article 6, paragraph 1	Show of hands	Rejected

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 16, point a Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Article 22, paragraph 1	Show of hands	Rejected
5	Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1, point 16, point b Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Article 22, paragraph 2	Show of hands	Rejected
6	Amendment 10 to Article 1, alinéa 1, point 16, sous-point b Règlement (UE) 2023/956 Article 22, paragraph 2, point b A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Article 1, alinéa 1, point 16, sous-point b Règlement (UE) 2023/956 Article 22, § 2, point b - Am 10	Roll call	159 for, 411 against, 6 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
7	Amendments 7 + 11 (voted as one) to Article 1, alinéa 1, point 21, sous-point a Règlement (UE) 2023/956 Article 26, après le paragraph 1 A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Article 1, alinéa 1, point 21, sous-point a Règlement (UE) 2023/956 Article 26, après le § 1 - Am 7S= 11S=	Roll call	105 for, 462 against, 14 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
8	Amendment 15 to Article 1, paragraph 1, après le point 23 Règlement (UE) 2023/956 Article 30, paragraph 2 A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Article 1, § 1, après le point 23 Règlement (UE) 2023/956 Article 30, § 2 - Am 15	Roll call	103 for, 438 against, 47 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
9	Amendment 25 to Article 1, alinéa 1, après le point 24 Règlement (UE) 2023/956 après l'article 32 A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Article 1, alinéa 1, après le point 24 Règlement (UE) 2023/956 après l'article 32 - Am 25	Roll call	158 for, 411 against, 19 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
10	Amendment 26 to Article 1, alinéa 1, point 25, sous-point a Règlement (UE) 2023/956 Article 36, paragraph 2, point b A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Article 1, alinéa 1, point 25, sous-point a Règlement (UE) 2023/956 Article 36, § 2, point b - Am 26	Roll call	151 for, 421 against, 22 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
11	Amendment 31 to Article 1, alinéa 1, point 25, sous-point a Règlement (UE) 2023/956 Article 36, paragraph 2, point b A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Article 1, alinéa 1, point 25, sous-point a Règlement (UE) 2023/956 Article 36, § 2, point b - Am 31	Roll call	187 for, 387 against, 17 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
12	Separate vote on Annex I, paragraph 1, point 2, point a Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Annex IV, point 4.1, fourth sentence	Show of hands	Rejected
13	Amendment 12 to Annex I, paragraph 1, point 2, point a Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Annex IV, point 4.1, fourth sentence A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Annexe I, alinéa 1, point 2, sous-point a Règlement (UE) 2023/956 Annexe IV, point 4.1, quatrième phrase - Am 12	Roll call	163 for, 418 against, 7 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
14	Amendment 27 to Annex II, point 1 Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Annex VII, point 1 A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Annexe II, point 1 Règlement (UE) 2023/956 Annexe VII, point 1 - Am 27	Roll call	176 for, 411 against, 3 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
15	Separate vote on Annex II, point 2 Regulation (EU) 2023/956 Annex VII, point 2	Show of hands	Rejected
16	Separate vote on recital 1	Show of hands	Rejected
17	Amendment 17, adding text after recital 1 A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 1 - Am 17	Roll call	169 for, 415 against, 8 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
18	Amendment 18, adding text after recital 1 A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 1 - Am 18	Roll call	171 for, 407 against, 5 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
19	Amendment 19, adding text after recital 1 A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 1 - Am 19	Roll call	164 for, 407 against, 20 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
20	Amendment 29, adding text after recital 1 A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 1 - Am 29	Roll call	189 for, 388 against, 17 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
21	Amendment 30, adding text after recital 1 A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 1 - Am 30	Roll call	195 for, 387 against, 11 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
22	Separate vote on recital 3	Show of hands	Rejected
23	Separate vote on recital 4	Show of hands	Rejected
24	Amendment 13, adding text after recital 27 A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 27 - Am 13	Roll call	114 for, 424 against, 51 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
25	Amendment 14, adding text after recital 27 A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 27 - Am 14	Roll call	111 for, 428 against, 52 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
26	Vote on text inserted after recital 27	Show of hands	Rejected
27	Amendment 23, adding text after recital 27 A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 27 - Am 23	Roll call	172 for, 405 against, 6 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
28	Amendment 9, adding text after recital 29 A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Après le considérant 29 - Am 9	Roll call	171 for, 414 against, 9 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ECR
29	Final vote A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro - Proposition de la Commission	Roll call	564 for, 20 against, 12 abstained Adopted
30	Referral back to committee Request for referral back (Rule 60(4))	Show of hands	Adopted

Roll calls requested by ECR, Patriots.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0085

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Parliament adopted its position on a proposal to simplify and strengthen the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which sets a carbon price on certain imports into the EU.

The proposal introduces a de minimis exemption for imports below 50 tonnes, relieving around 90% of importers from CBAM obligations while keeping about 99% of embedded emissions covered.

It also streamlines the authorisation process for declarants, simplifies emission calculation procedures, and improves the management of CBAM-related financial liabilities.

Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal, and instructs its President to forward the position to the Council, Commission, and national parliaments.

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amends the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to exempt electricity generated entirely in the exclusive economic zone of an EEA Member State and imported directly into the Union, and clarifies the definition of embedded emissions of input materials.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/0039(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 17 October 2025 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 31 March 2025 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 13 May 2025 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 14 May 2025 (done)
Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 3 July 2025 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 10 September 2025 (done)
Published as law · 17 October 2025 (done)

Lead committee: ENVI · Rapporteur: MEP #257122 (S&D)

Other decisions on this dossier

10 Sept 2025 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: simplification and strengthening Passed

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 10 connections: Other decisions on this dossier · Running issue: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism · Running issue: EU climate neutrality

Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-22/1
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 May 2025 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 22 May 2025 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-22
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism”. Decision, 22 May 2025. votingId 176873, document A-10-2025-0085, reference 2025/0039(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-22/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-22-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 22 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-22-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-22, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-05-22/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2025-05-22-1,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-05-22},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-22/1}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-22/1},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 176873, document A-10-2025-0085, reference 2025/0039(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-22-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-22-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-22 (CC BY 4.0)}
}