Decision

Ensuring faster registration and uptake of biological control agents

Effect: Adopted
Result: 590 for · 28 against · 32 abstained roll call
Date: 25 November 2025, 12:42
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-10-2025-0234
Dossier: 2025/2086(INI)
Source: Committee report by Alexander Bernhuber, Anna Strolenberg
Topics: Agriculture, food & fisheries Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 3 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: Members (1 split vote)
Sitting: Tuesday 25 November 2025
Final vote: 181564

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-10-2025-0234
Dossier: 2025/2086(INI)
Source: Committee report by Alexander Bernhuber, Anna Strolenberg
Topics: Agriculture, food & fisheries Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 3 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: Members (1 split vote)
Sitting: Tuesday 25 November 2025
Final vote: 181564

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

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Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted).

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

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 7	Against 19	Abst. 10	No vote 10 of 46	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.29
Greens	For 50	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 3 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 121	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 15 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Renew	For 67	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 8 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 67	Against 1	Abst. 4	No vote 7 of 79	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.90
Patriots	For 67	Against 0	Abst. 12	No vote 6 of 85	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.77
ESN	For 23	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 4 of 27	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
No group	For 15	Against 8	Abst. 6	No vote 1 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, 17

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.

ECR line For · 1 voted against, 4 abstained of 72 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Giuseppe MILAZZO Italy
Abstained (4)
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
Patriots line For · 12 abstained of 79 who voted
Abstained (12)
- Anna Maria CISINT Italy
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Isabella TOVAGLIERI Italy
- Paolo BORCHIA Italy
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Raffaele STANCANELLI Italy
- Roberto VANNACCI Italy
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- 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	0	6	0	0.55
Belgium	19	2	0	1	0.86
Bulgaria	15	0	0	2	1.00
Cyprus	5	1	0	0	—
Czechia	21	0	0	0	1.00
Germany	81	7	5	3	0.81
Denmark	13	1	0	1	0.89
Estonia	7	0	0	0	—
Spain	49	2	0	9	0.94
Finland	9	3	1	2	0.54
France	73	0	0	8	1.00
Greece	13	3	3	2	0.53
Croatia	12	0	0	0	1.00
Hungary	19	0	0	2	1.00
Ireland	9	3	0	2	0.63
Italy	47	2	13	14	0.64
Lithuania	9	0	0	2	—
Luxembourg	6	0	0	0	—
Latvia	8	0	0	1	—
Malta	4	0	0	2	—
Netherlands	27	0	0	4	1.00
Poland	49	1	0	3	0.97
Portugal	17	1	0	3	0.92
Romania	28	1	0	4	0.95
Sweden	16	1	3	1	0.70
Slovenia	8	0	0	1	—
Slovakia	12	0	1	2	0.88

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
Roberts ZĪLE Latvia	ECR	Speeches1	25 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Antonella SBERNA Italy	ECR	Speeches2	24 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS Lithuania	S&D	Speeches1	24 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Alexander BERNHUBER Austria	EPP	Speeches1	24 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Christophe CLERGEAU France	S&D	Speeches1	24 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Lukas SIEPER changed group Germany	Renew	Speeches1	24 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Anna STROLENBERG Netherlands	Greens	Speeches1	24 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site)	For

All votes on this decision, 3

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	Requested by
1	Paragraph 12 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Calls on the Commission to consider extending the maximum period for the first approval and renewal of active substances exerting biological control to up to 25 years; calls on the Commission to establish and maintain a list of biological control products that, based on their profile, nature and mode of action, may be eligible for authorisation with an extended time frame of up to 25 years for the first authorisation; emphasises that such a list must not be closed and must reflect the most recent scientific standards and remain dynamic, meaning that inclusion on the list must not be considered permanent; calls on the Commission to periodically review and update the list in the light of new data or scientific developments;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Members
2	Paragraph 12 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “calls on the Commission to assess potential conditions upon which, biological control active substances and products that have been shown to have no or negligible risk profile could be granted indefinite approval and authorisation;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: Members
3	Final vote — text as a whole A10-0234/2025 – Alexander Bernhuber, Anna Strolenberg – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	590 for, 28 against, 32 abstained Adopted

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Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0234

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The text addresses the need to accelerate the authorisation process for biological plant protection products in the EU.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position, calling for a harmonised framework with a clear EU-wide definition of biological control and tailored risk-assessment methods.

It also asks for better use of mutual recognition between member states and adequate resources for EFSA and national authorities.

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This resolution calls on the Commission to establish an EU-wide legal definition of biological control solutions and a framework for faster approval and authorisation, including tailored risk assessment, mutual recognition, and fast-track procedures.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2086(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 25 November 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 8 May 2025 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 4 November 2025 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 14 November 2025 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 25 November 2025 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AGRI · Authors: Alexander BERNHUBER (EPP), Anna STROLENBERG (Greens)

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Sources & citation

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-25/10
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 25 November 2025 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 25 November 2025 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-25
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Ensuring faster registration and uptake of biological control agents”. Decision, 25 November 2025. votingId 181564, document A-10-2025-0234, reference 2025/2086(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-25/10 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 25 November 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-25-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 25 November 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-25-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-25, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-11-25/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2025-11-25-10,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Ensuring faster registration and uptake of biological control agents}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-11-25},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-25/10}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-25/10},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 181564, document A-10-2025-0234, reference 2025/2086(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-25-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-25-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-25 (CC BY 4.0)}
}