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Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders

Effect
Passed
Result
402 for · 250 against · 8 abstained roll call
Date
26 November 2025, 12:12–12:29
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (6)
Margin
by a clear majority
Topics
Climate & environmentAgriculture, food & fisheries Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
91 votes · 41 roll calls · 34 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · EPP (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call) · Patriots (1 roll call)
Final vote
181813
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Result

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

Final vote: 402 for, 250 against, 8 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a clear majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first. Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 34 amendments (10 adopted, 24 rejected) and 54 parts of the text voted on separately (26 adopted, 5 rejected, 23 lapsed). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.

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

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 0Against 38Abst. 0No vote 8 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 0Against 52Abst. 0No vote 1 of 53Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 8Against 115Abst. 2No vote 11 of 136Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.88
RenewFor 29Against 36Abst. 2No vote 8 of 75Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.31
EPPFor 173Against 1Abst. 3No vote 11 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
ECRFor 73Against 0Abst. 0No vote 6 of 79Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
PatriotsFor 79Against 1Abst. 0No vote 5 of 85Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
ESNFor 20Against 0Abst. 1No vote 6 of 27Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.93
No groupFor 20Against 7Abst. 0No vote 3 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, 16

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
Austria128000.40
Belgium99310.14
Bulgaria95030.46
Cyprus4200—
Czechia191100.86
Germany5634060.43
Denmark68010.36
Estonia4210—
Spain3122070.38
Finland67020.31
France4034070.31
Greece910020.29
Croatia75000.38
Hungary143040.74
Ireland57020.38
Italy3532180.27
Lithuania54110.25
Luxembourg3210—
Latvia8100—
Malta2301—
Netherlands1512040.33
Poland445040.85
Portugal108030.33
Romania2111010.48
Sweden156000.57
Slovenia5400—
Slovakia85020.42

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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All votes on this decision, 91

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
1Proposal to reject the text C10-0263/2025 – Proposal for rejection – Am 1= 37= Roll call134 for, 526 against, 6 abstained Rejected
2Amendment 7 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – before point 1; Recital 68 – Am 7 Roll call209 for, 452 against, 3 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots, Greens
3Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 1 – point b; Article 2 – point b – point 15a Counted389 for, 273 against, 3 abstained Adopted
Show the other 90 votesShow the other 88 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 7 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – before point 1; Recital 68 – Am 7 Roll call209 for, 452 against, 3 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots, Greens
3Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 1 – point b; Article 2 – point b – point 15a Counted389 for, 273 against, 3 abstained Adopted
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 8 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 2; Article 3 – point c – Am 8 Roll call208 for, 453 against, 3 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
5Amendment 32 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 4 – point c; Article 4 – § 7 – Am 32 Roll call194 for, 461 against, 7 abstained Rejected
6Amendment 9 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 4 – after point c; Article 4 – after § 7 – Am 9 Roll call202 for, 456 against, 2 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots, Greens
7Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 5; Article 4a – § 1 Show of hands Adopted
8Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 5; Article 4a – § 2 Show of hands Adopted
9Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 5; Article 4a – § 3 Counted400 for, 257 against, 8 abstained Adopted
10Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 5; Article 4a – § 3 Show of hands Lapsed
11Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 5; Article 4a – § 4 Show of hands Adopted
12Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 5; Article 4a – § 5 Show of hands Adopted
13Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 6; Article 5 – § 1 Show of hands Adopted
14Amendment 10 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 6; Article 5 – after § 1 – Am 10 Roll call210 for, 454 against, 2 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
15Amendment 33 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 6; Article 5 – § 3 – point a – Am 33 Roll call205 for, 438 against, 12 abstained Rejected
16Amendments 50 + 80 + 120 (voted as one) to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 6; Article 5 – § 3 – point a – Am 50= 80= 120= Roll call563 for, 43 against, 59 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP
17Amendments 34 + 49 + 81 + 121 (voted as one) to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 6; Article 5 – § 5 – Am 34D= 49D= 81D= 121D= Roll call561 for, 46 against, 58 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP
18Amendment 35 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 6; Article 5 – § 6 – Am 35 Roll call197 for, 456 against, 8 abstained Rejected
19Amendment 36 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 6; Article 5 – § 7 – Am 36 Roll call198 for, 454 against, 6 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR
20Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 15; Article 25 – point a – § 1 Show of hands Rejected
21Amendments 82 + 122 (voted as one) to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 16; Article 26 – § 4 – Am 82= 122= Roll call556 for, 102 against, 9 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP
22Amendment 11 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – after point 18; Article 29 – Am 11 Roll call202 for, 449 against, 4 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots, Greens
23Amendment 30 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 21; Article 34 – after § 1 – Am 30 Roll call196 for, 446 against, 11 abstained Rejected
24Amendment 12 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 21; Article 34 – after § 1 – Am 12 Roll call199 for, 455 against, 2 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
25Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 21; Article 34 – after § 1 Show of hands Rejected
26Amendments 62 + 123 (voted as one) to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 21; Article 34 – after § 1 – Am 62= 123= Roll call394 for, 259 against, 13 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
27Amendment 13 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 21; Article 34 – § 2 – point c – Am 13D Roll call204 for, 454 against, 3 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
28Amendment 14 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 21; Article 34 – § 2 – point h – Am 14D Roll call201 for, 453 against, 3 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
29Amendment 15 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 21; Article 34 – § 2 – point i – Am 15 Roll call198 for, 446 against, 3 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
30Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 21; Article 34 – after § 2 Counted411 for, 233 against, 23 abstained Adopted
31Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 22; Article 37 – § 1 Show of hands Adopted
32Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 22; Article 37 – § 1 Show of hands Lapsed
33Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 22; Article 37 – § 2 Counted390 for, 263 against, 9 abstained Adopted
34Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 22; Article 37 – § 2 Show of hands Lapsed
35Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 22; Article 37 – after § 2 Show of hands Adopted
36Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 22; Article 37 – § 3 Show of hands Adopted
37Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 22; Article 37 – § 3 Show of hands Lapsed
38Amendment 24 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 2 – Am 24 Roll call200 for, 461 against, 2 abstained Rejected
39Amendment 25 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 2 – Am 25 Roll call202 for, 451 against, 9 abstained Rejected
40Amendments 63 + 128 (voted as one) to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 2 – Am 63= 128= Roll call407 for, 245 against, 5 abstained Adopted
41Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 2 Show of hands Lapsed
42Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 2 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
43Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 2 Show of hands Lapsed
44Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – after § 2 Counted351 for, 308 against, 4 abstained Adopted
45Amendment 26 to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 3 – Am 26D Roll call101 for, 561 against, 3 abstained Rejected
46Amendments 64 + 129 (voted as one) to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 3 – Am 64= 129= Roll call442 for, 216 against, 3 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ECR
47Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 3 Show of hands Lapsed
48Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 3 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
49Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 3 Show of hands Lapsed
50Amendments 27 + 89 + 130 (voted as one) to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 4 – Am 27D= 89D= 130D= Roll call497 for, 152 against, 11 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP
51Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 4 Show of hands Lapsed
52Amendments 28 + 90 + 131 (voted as one) to Article 1 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 5 – Am 28D= 90D= 131D= Roll call417 for, 232 against, 10 abstained Adopted
53Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 5 Show of hands Lapsed
54Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 5 Show of hands Lapsed
55Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 5 Counted364 for, 286 against, 10 abstained Adopted
56Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – point 23; Article 38 – § 5 Counted160 for, 500 against, 4 abstained Rejected
57Amendment 20 to Article 1, after point 23 C10-0263/2025 – Article 1, after point 23 – Am 20 Roll call193 for, 451 against, 9 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots, Greens
58Separate vote on Article 1, after point 23 Counted449 for, 202 against, 7 abstained Adopted
59Amendments 60 + 91 + 132 (voted as one) to Annex II; Annex III – introductory part C10-0263/2025 – Annexe II; Annexe III – introductory part – Am 60= 91= 132= Roll call565 for, 92 against, 7 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP
60Amendments 92 + 133 (voted as one) to paragraph 2 C10-0263/2025 – Annexe II; Annexe III – § 2 – Am 92= 133= Roll call564 for, 97 against, 4 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: EPP
61Separate vote on Annex II; Annexe III Annex II; Annexe III – § 2 Show of hands Lapsed
62Separate vote on Annex II; Annexe III Annex II; Annexe III – § 3 Show of hands Adopted
63Amendment 38, adding text after recital 1 C10-0263/2025 – After recital 1 – Am 38 Roll call228 for, 252 against, 177 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
64Amendment 31 to recital 6 C10-0263/2025 – Recital 6 – Am 31 Roll call197 for, 451 against, 11 abstained Rejected
65Separate vote on recital 6 Show of hands Adopted
66Separate vote on recital 7 Show of hands Adopted
67Vote on text inserted after recital 8 Counted338 for, 318 against, 5 abstained Adopted
68Vote on text inserted after recital 8 Show of hands Lapsed
69Separate vote on recital 11 Counted385 for, 276 against, 2 abstained Adopted
70Vote on text inserted after recital 12 Counted394 for, 266 against, 3 abstained Adopted
71Vote on text inserted after recital 12 Show of hands Lapsed
72Vote on text inserted after recital 12 Counted410 for, 252 against, 4 abstained Adopted
73Vote on text inserted after recital 12 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
74Vote on text inserted after recital 12 Show of hands Lapsed
75Vote on text inserted after recital 12 Show of hands Lapsed
76Amendment 29, adding text after recital 12 C10-0263/2025 – After recital 12 – Am 29 Roll call201 for, 451 against, 7 abstained Rejected
77Separate vote on recital 13 Counted375 for, 284 against, 7 abstained Adopted
78Separate vote on recital 13 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
79Separate vote on recital 13 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
80Separate vote on recital 13 Show of hands Lapsed
81Separate vote on recital 13 Show of hands Lapsed
82Amendments 109 + 23 (voted as one) to recital 14 C10-0263/2025 – Recital 14 – Am 109D= 23D= Roll call295 for, 357 against, 9 abstained Rejected
83Separate vote on recital 14 Show of hands Rejected
84Separate vote on recital 15 Show of hands Adopted
85Separate vote on recital 16 Counted262 for, 397 against, 4 abstained Rejected
86Separate vote on recital 16 Counted389 for, 274 against, 1 abstained Adopted
87Amendment 5, adding text after recital 17 C10-0263/2025 – After recital 17 – Am 5 Roll call205 for, 449 against, 4 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Greens
88Amendment 6, adding text after recital 17 C10-0263/2025 – After recital 17 – Am 6 Roll call197 for, 458 against, 5 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots, Greens
89Vote on text inserted after recital 19 Show of hands Adopted
90Final vote C10-0263/2025 – Commission proposal Roll call402 for, 250 against, 8 abstained Adopted
91Referral back to committee Request for referral back (Rule 60(4)) Counted440 for, 211 against, 11 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, EPP, ECR, Patriots.

Text

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Parliament’s vote records link no text to this decision.

Connections

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

Show 17 connections: Running issue: EU Deforestation Regulation · Running issue: 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: EU Deforestation Regulation

Running issue: 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

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Retrieved
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Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders”. Decision, 26 November 2025. votingId 181813. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-26/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 26 November 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-26-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 26 November 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-26-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-26, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-11-26/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-11-26-1,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-11-26},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-26/1}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-26/1},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 181813. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-26-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-26-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-26 (CC BY 4.0)}
}