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Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements

Effect
Passed
Result
428 for · 218 against · 17 abstained roll call
Date
16 December 2025, 13:11
Kind
New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2025-0197
Dossier
2025/0045(COD)
Source
Committee report by Jörgen Warborn
Topics
Economy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
38 votes · 19 roll calls
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · S&D (1 roll call)
Sitting
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Final vote
182518
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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: 428 for, 218 against, 17 abstained (roll call).

Passed by a large 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 33 parts of the text voted on separately (33 lapsed).

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

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 42Abst. 0No vote 4 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
GreensFor 0Against 49Abst. 0No vote 4 of 53Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 14Against 112Abst. 0No vote 10 of 136Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.83
RenewFor 56Against 4Abst. 6No vote 9 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.77
EPPFor 175Against 3Abst. 0No vote 10 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.97
ECRFor 73Against 1Abst. 0No vote 5 of 79Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.98
PatriotsFor 77Against 0Abst. 0No vote 8 of 85Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ESNFor 23Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 27Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
No groupFor 10Against 7Abst. 11No vote 2 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, 28

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
Austria137000.47
Belgium117040.42
Bulgaria122030.79
Cyprus4200—
Czechia191010.93
Germany5333640.36
Denmark94110.46
Estonia5200—
Spain2825070.29
Finland58020.42
France4822560.46
Greece912000.36
Croatia75000.38
Hungary132060.80
Ireland83030.59
Italy4035010.30
Lithuania83000.59
Luxembourg4200—
Latvia6300—
Malta4002—
Netherlands1613020.33
Poland443150.88
Portugal99030.25
Romania271140.90
Sweden1010010.25
Slovenia7200—
Slovakia92310.46

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 MaltaEPPSpeeches216 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPPSpeeches113 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 38

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 A10-0197/2025 – Jörgen Warborn – Proposal for rejection – Am 402 Roll call117 for, 540 against, 4 abstained Rejected
2Proposal to vote on amendments A10-0197/2025 – Jörgen Warborn – Proposal to vote on amendments Roll call224 for, 431 against, 4 abstained Rejected
3Final vote on the provisional agreement A10-0197/2025 – Jörgen Warborn – Provisional agreement – Am 401 Roll call428 for, 218 against, 17 abstained Adopted
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Proposal to vote on amendments A10-0197/2025 – Jörgen Warborn – Proposal to vote on amendments Roll call224 for, 431 against, 4 abstained Rejected
3Final vote on the provisional agreement A10-0197/2025 – Jörgen Warborn – Provisional agreement – Am 401 Roll call428 for, 218 against, 17 abstained Adopted
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Final vote Text as a whole Show of hands Lapsed
5Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 1; Directive 2006/43/EC – Article 26 a – § 3 Show of hands Lapsed
6Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 1; Directive 2006/43/EC – Article 26 a – § 3 Show of hands Lapsed
7Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Directive 2006/43/EC – Article 48 a – § 2 – sub§ 2 Show of hands Lapsed
8Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 1 – point a; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 1 – § 3 – introductory part Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
9Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 1 – point a; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 1 – § 3 – introductory part Show of hands Lapsed
10Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 1 – point b; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 1 – § 4 Show of hands Lapsed
11Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 2; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 19 a Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
12Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 2; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 19 a Show of hands Lapsed
13Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 2 – point b – point i; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 19 a – § 3 – sub§ 1 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
14Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 3; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 19 b Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
15Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 4; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 29 a Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
16Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 4; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 29 a Show of hands Lapsed
17Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 7; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 29 c Show of hands Lapsed
18Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 8; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 29 ca Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
19Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 8; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 29 ca Show of hands Lapsed
20Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 10; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 33 – § 1 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
21Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 10; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 33 – § 1 Show of hands Lapsed
22Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 11; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 34 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
23Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 11; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 34 Show of hands Lapsed
24Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 12; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 40 a – § 1 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
25Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 12; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 40 a – § 1 Show of hands Lapsed
26Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 12 – point b; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 40 a – § 1 – sub§ 4 and 5 Show of hands Lapsed
27Separate vote on Article 2 Article 2 – § 1 – point 12 – point b; Directive 2013/34/EU – Article 40 a – § 1 – sub§ 4 and 5 Show of hands Lapsed
28Article 3; Directive (EU) 2022 — part 2464 Article 3; Directive (EU) 2022/2464 – Article 5 – § 2 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
29Article 3; Directive (EU) 2022 — part 2464 Article 3; Directive (EU) 2022/2464 – Article 5 – § 2 Show of hands Lapsed
30Separate vote on Article 4 Article 4 – § 1 – point 3; Directive (EU) 2024/1760 – Article 4 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
31Separate vote on Article 4 Article 4 – § 1 – point 3; Directive (EU) 2024/1760 – Article 4 Show of hands Lapsed
32Separate vote on Article 4 Article 4 – § 1 – point 10; Directive (EU) 2024/1760 – Article 22 – § 1 – sub§ 1 Show of hands Lapsed
33Separate vote on Article 4 Article 4 – § 1 – point 10; Directive (EU) 2024/1760 – Article 22 – § 1 – sub§ 1 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
34Separate vote on Article 4 Article 4 – § 1 – point 10; Directive (EU) 2024/1760 – Article 22 – § 1 – sub§ 1 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
35Separate vote on Article 4 Article 4 – § 1 – point 11; Directive (EU) 2024/1760 – Article 27 – § 4 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
36Separate vote on Article 4 Article 4 – § 1 – point 11; Directive (EU) 2024/1760 – Article 27 – § 4 Show of hands Lapsed
37Separate vote on Article 4 Article 4 – § 1 – point 12; Directive (EU) 2024/1760 – Article 29 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
38Final vote Commission proposal Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, S&D.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0197

AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

The European Parliament adopted its position on a proposal to amend EU rules on corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements.

The proposal aims to simplify and reduce the burden on EU enterprises, while maintaining human rights and environmental standards.

Parliament's position includes amendments to the Commission's proposal, and it calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends the text.

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AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament's amended version of the proposal amends corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence rules. It raises employee and turnover thresholds for reporting obligations, exempts financial holding undertakings, and adjusts due diligence requirements.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/0045(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

Amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 26 February 2026 and now EU law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 31 March 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 13 October 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 17 October 2025 (done)
  4. Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 11 December 2025 (done)
  5. Plenary vote · Adopted 16 December 2025 (done)
  6. Published as law · 26 February 2026 (done)

Lead committee: JURI · Rapporteur: Jörgen WARBORN (EPP)

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Connections

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

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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.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-12-16/8
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements”. Decision, 16 December 2025. votingId 182518, document A-10-2025-0197, reference 2025/0045(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-12-16/8 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 16 December 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-16-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 16 December 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-16-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-16, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-12-16/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-12-16},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-12-16/8}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-12-16/8},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 182518, document A-10-2025-0197, reference 2025/0045(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-16-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-16-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-16 (CC BY 4.0)}
}