Decision
Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 518 for · 96 against · 24 abstained roll call
- Date
- 7 October 2025, 13:25
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2023/0371(COD)
- Source
- Committee report by Matjaž Nemec
- Topics
- Migration & asylumForeign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Tuesday 7 October 2025
- Final vote
- 179213
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 518 for, 96 against, 24 abstained (roll call).
Passed by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
Backed by S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN; opposed by The Left and Greens.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 0 | Against 29 | Abst. 9 | No vote 8 of 46 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.64 | |
| Greens | For 3 | Against 45 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 53 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.91 | |
| S&D | For 115 | Against 4 | Abst. 0 | No vote 17 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.95 | |
| Renew | For 68 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 173 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 15 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 72 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 6 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| Patriots | For 59 | Against 1 | Abst. 9 | No vote 16 of 85 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.78 | |
| ESN | For 19 | Against 0 | Abst. 3 | No vote 5 of 27 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.80 | |
| No group | For 9 | Against 17 | Abst. 2 | No vote 2 of 30 | 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, 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, 30
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 Against · 9 abstained of 38 who voted
Abstained (9)
- Carolina MORACE Italy
- Danilo DELLA VALLE Italy
- Dario TAMBURRANO Italy
- Gaetano PEDULLA' Italy
- Giuseppe ANTOCI Italy
- Kathleen FUNCHION Ireland
- Lynn BOYLAN Ireland
- Mario FURORE Italy
- Valentina PALMISANO Italy
Greens line Against · 3 voted for of 48 who voted
Voted for (3)
- Mārtiņš STAĶIS Latvia
- Villy SØVNDAL Denmark
- Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS Lithuania
S&D line For · 4 voted against of 119 who voted
Voted against (4)
- Lara WOLTERS Netherlands
- Marit MAIJ Netherlands
- Mohammed CHAHIM Netherlands
- Thijs REUTEN Netherlands
ECR line For · 1 abstained of 73 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Guillaume PELTIER France
Patriots line For · 1 voted against, 9 abstained of 69 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Hermann TERTSCH Spain
Abstained (9)
- Anna BRYŁKA Poland
- Anna Maria CISINT Italy
- Isabella TOVAGLIERI Italy
- Paolo BORCHIA Italy
- Raffaele STANCANELLI Italy
- Roberto VANNACCI Italy
- Silvia SARDONE Italy
- Susanna CECCARDI Italy
- Tomasz BUCZEK Poland
ESN line For · 3 abstained of 22 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Petar VOLGIN Bulgaria
- Rada LAYKOVA Bulgaria
- Stanislav STOYANOV Bulgaria
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.83 |
| Belgium | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.67 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.74 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.92 |
| Germany | 61 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 0.55 |
| Denmark | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.77 |
| Estonia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 48 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.81 |
| Finland | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.57 |
| France | 51 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 0.73 |
| Greece | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0.37 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 |
| Hungary | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Ireland | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.65 |
| Italy | 53 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0.59 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0.44 |
| Poland | 47 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.94 |
| Portugal | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.88 |
| Romania | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sweden | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
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.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 7 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Matjaž NEMEC Slovenia | S&D | Speeches2 | 6 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Geadis GEADI Cyprus | ECR | Speeches2 | 6 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Niels FUGLSANG Denmark | S&D | Speeches1 | 6 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Ana Miguel PEDRO Portugal | EPP | Speeches1 | 6 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS Lithuania | S&D | Speeches1 | 6 Oct 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the provisional agreement A10-0035/2025 – Matjaž Nemec – Provisional agreement – Am 52 | Roll call | 518 for, 96 against, 24 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed law revising the EU's visa suspension mechanism, which allows temporarily suspending visa-free travel for third countries.
The revision adds new suspension grounds, such as hybrid threats and investor citizenship schemes, and extends suspension periods.
Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation strengthens the visa suspension mechanism by broadening grounds for suspension, adjusting procedures, and reinforcing Commission monitoring and reporting.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2023/0371(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards the revision of the suspension mechanism
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 10 December 2025 and now EU law.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 20 November 2023 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 19 March 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 21 March 2025 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 15 July 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 7 October 2025 (done)
- Published as law · 10 December 2025 (done)
Lead committee: LIBE · Rapporteur: Matjaž NEMEC (S&D)
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What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism”. Decision, 7 October 2025. votingId 179213, document A-10-2025-0035, reference 2023/0371(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-07/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 7 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-07-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 7 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-07-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-07, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-10-07/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-10-07-1,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-10-07},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-07/1}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-10-07/1},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 179213, document A-10-2025-0035, reference 2023/0371(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-07-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-07-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-07 (CC BY 4.0)}
}