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Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness

Effect
Adopted
Result
494 for · 83 against · 71 abstained roll call
Date
10 July 2025, 13:13–13:15
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2025-0123
Dossier
2025/2008(INI)
Source
Committee report by Hildegard Bentele
Topics
Economy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
22 votes · 8 roll calls · 5 amendments
Requested by
Members (1 roll call, 6 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Sitting
Thursday 10 July 2025
Final vote
177697
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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.

Final vote: 494 for, 83 against, 71 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 5 amendments (5 rejected) and 16 parts of the text voted on separately (16 adopted).

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

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).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 11Against 26Abst. 0No vote 9 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.55
GreensFor 47Against 2Abst. 1No vote 3 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.91
S&DFor 113Against 2Abst. 0No vote 21 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
RenewFor 68Against 0Abst. 0No vote 7 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 173Against 1Abst. 0No vote 14 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.99
ECRFor 65Against 8Abst. 2No vote 4 of 79Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.80
PatriotsFor 11Against 10Abst. 57No vote 7 of 85Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.60
ESNFor 1Against 23Abst. 2No vote 1 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.83
No groupFor 5Against 11Abst. 9No vote 5 of 30Majority 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, 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, 51

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.

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).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria190011.00
Belgium145030.61
Bulgaria123020.70
Cyprus4002—
Czechia153120.68
Germany6418770.58
Denmark111030.88
Estonia7000—
Spain464640.73
Finland103020.65
France3892860.26
Greece116130.42
Croatia120001.00
Hungary61950.34
Ireland103010.65
Italy5529100.75
Lithuania100100.86
Luxembourg5010—
Latvia6012—
Malta5001—
Netherlands237010.65
Poland433340.82
Portugal162210.70
Romania222180.82
Sweden155010.63
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia76110.25

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.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches110 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Hildegard BENTELE GermanyEPPSpeeches110 Jul 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 22

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.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendment 3 to paragraph 1 A10-0123/2025 – Hildegard Bentele – § 1 – Am 3 Roll call192 for, 462 against, 3 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
2Amendment 4 to paragraph 8 A10-0123/2025 – Hildegard Bentele – § 8 – Am 4 Roll call193 for, 443 against, 11 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
3Paragraph 10 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘to ensure that the relevant EU agencies are adequately resourced,’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
Show the other 21 votesShow the other 19 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 4 to paragraph 8 A10-0123/2025 – Hildegard Bentele – § 8 – Am 4 Roll call193 for, 443 against, 11 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
3Paragraph 10 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘to ensure that the relevant EU agencies are adequately resourced,’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Paragraph 10 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
5Separate vote on paragraph 14 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: Members
6Paragraph 18 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the word: ‘sustainable’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
7Paragraph 18 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “that word”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
8Separate vote on paragraph 21 Counted362 for, 285 against, 6 abstained AdoptedRequested byseparate: Members
9Paragraph 24 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘considers that bio-based feedstocks, such as sustainably sourced biomass, recycled waste and CO2 captured from biogenic sources, could be used as alternative feedstocks for the manufacturing of various products, contributing to the EU’s emissions reduction, resource efficiency and strategic autonomy; in this context, recalls the commitment in the EU’s Competitiveness Compass to develop policies to reward early movers;’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
10Paragraph 24 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
11Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 26 A10-0123/2025 – Hildegard Bentele – After § 26 – Am 5 Roll call200 for, 417 against, 29 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
12Paragraph 32 — part 1 A10-0123/2025 – Hildegard Bentele – § 32/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘welcomes the latest revision of the Renewable Energy Directive and its provisions to simplify permitting procedures, and’”Roll call588 for, 56 against, 7 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
13Separate vote on paragraph 32 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
14Separate vote on paragraph 34 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
15Paragraph 34 — part 2 A10-0123/2025 – Hildegard Bentele – § 34/2 Part voted on: “underlines that the sector is characterised by high levels of risk and that reducing the cost of investment failure in the EU is necessary for attracting large-scale capital investment; calls for dedicated support to ensure that biotechnology and biomanufacturing SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups can access sufficient funding and compete globally; stresses that cross-border investment barriers must be reduced to facilitate investment in biotechnology and biomanufacturing scale-ups;”Roll call566 for, 60 against, 23 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
16Amendment 1, adding text after citation 2 A10-0123/2025 – Hildegard Bentele – After citation 2 – Am 1 Roll call226 for, 409 against, 17 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
17Separate vote on citation 7 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: Members
18Recital H — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘or Member State’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
19Recital H — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
20Separate vote on recital N Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: Members
21Amendment 2, adding text after recital S A10-0123/2025 – Hildegard Bentele – After recital S – Am 2 Roll call217 for, 409 against, 23 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Members
22Final vote — text as a whole A10-0123/2025 – Hildegard Bentele – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call494 for, 83 against, 71 abstained Adopted

Roll call requested by Members · split votes by Members (6) · separate votes by Members.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0123

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Parliament adopted a resolution on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector, focusing on research, innovation, and competitiveness.

The text calls for reducing regulatory and financial obstacles, shortening authorisation procedures, and improving access to capital and feedstock.

It also recommends creating a Chief Biotechnology Officer in the European Commission to improve coordination and support the sector.

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Parliament's resolution on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector calls for a comprehensive EU biotech act, streamlined authorisation, and better coordination to boost competitiveness.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2008(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 10 July 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 23 January 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 25 June 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 1 July 2025 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 10 July 2025 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: ITRE · Author: Hildegard BENTELE (EPP)

Connections

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

Show 13 connections: Running issue: EU competitiveness · Other decisions of the part-session on ITRE dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: EU competitiveness

Other decisions of the part-session on ITRE dossiers

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Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

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Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness”. Decision, 10 July 2025. votingId 177697, document A-10-2025-0123, reference 2025/2008(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-10/6 (retrieved 5 October 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 10 July 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-10-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 10 July 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-10-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-07-10, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-07-10/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2025-07-10-6,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-07-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-10/6}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-07-10/6},
  urldate = {2026-10-05},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 177697, document A-10-2025-0123, reference 2025/2008(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-10-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-07-10-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-07-10 (CC BY 4.0)}
}