Decision
Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies
- Effect
- Passed
- Result
- 500 for · 120 against · 32 abstained roll call
- Date
- 17 December 2025, 12:24
- Kind
- New EU law · 1st reading
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2025/0180(COD)
- Source
- Committee report by Inese Vaidere, Ville Niinistö
- Topics
- EnergyTrade & customs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 48 votes · 10 roll calls
- Requested by
- ESN (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 17 December 2025
- Final vote
- 182807
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 500 for, 120 against, 32 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 43 parts of the text voted on separately (43 lapsed).
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 19 | Against 16 | Abst. 7 | No vote 4 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.18 | |
| Greens | For 47 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 5 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| S&D | For 120 | Against 0 | Abst. 3 | No vote 13 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.96 | |
| Renew | For 68 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 169 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 19 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 68 | Against 2 | Abst. 4 | No vote 5 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.88 | |
| Patriots | For 2 | Against 61 | Abst. 15 | No vote 7 of 85 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.67 | |
| ESN | For 3 | Against 20 | Abst. 1 | No vote 3 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.75 | |
| No group | For 4 | Against 21 | Abst. 1 | No vote 4 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, 31
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.
Greens line For · 1 abstained of 48 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Ana MIRANDA PAZ Spain
S&D line For · 3 abstained of 123 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Alex AGIUS SALIBA Malta
- Daniel ATTARD Malta
- Thomas BAJADA Malta
ECR line For · 2 voted against, 4 abstained of 74 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
Abstained (4)
- Guillaume PELTIER France
- Laurence TROCHU France
- Marion MARÉCHAL France
- Nicolas BAY France
Patriots line Against · 2 voted for, 15 abstained of 78 who voted
Voted for (2)
- Anders VISTISEN Denmark
- Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ Portugal
Abstained (15)
- Anna BRYŁKA Poland
- Antonín STANĚK Czechia
- Jana NAGYOVÁ Czechia
- Jaroslav BŽOCH Czechia
- Jaroslav KNOT Czechia
- Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ Czechia
- Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA Spain
- Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL Spain
- Klara DOSTALOVA Czechia
- Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN Spain
- Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN Spain
- Nikola BARTŮŠEK Czechia
- Ondřej KNOTEK Czechia
- Tomáš KUBÍN Czechia
- Tomasz BUCZEK Poland
ESN line Against · 3 voted for, 1 abstained of 24 who voted
Voted for (3)
- Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK Poland
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
Abstained (1)
- Sarah KNAFO France
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| Belgium | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.68 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.85 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0.17 |
| Germany | 66 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Denmark | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Estonia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 44 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0.75 |
| Finland | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| France | 44 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0.36 |
| Greece | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Croatia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0.77 |
| Ireland | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.86 |
| Italy | 58 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0.68 |
| Lithuania | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 22 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0.72 |
| Poland | 46 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.91 |
| Portugal | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.83 |
| Romania | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sweden | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.30 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pina PICIERNO changed group Italy | Renew | Speeches1 | 17 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Ville NIINISTÖ Finland | Greens | Speeches2 | 16 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Lukas SIEPER changed group Germany | Renew | Speeches2 | 16 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Inese VAIDERE Latvia | EPP | Speeches2 | 16 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Georg MAYER Austria | Patriots | Speeches2 | 16 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Paolo BORCHIA Italy | Patriots | Speeches1 | 16 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
Show the other 48 speakers
All votes on this decision, 48
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proposal to reject the text A10-0195/2025 – Inese Vaidere, Ville Niinistö – Proposal for rejection – Am 2 | Roll call | 102 for, 517 against, 27 abstained Rejected | |
| 2 | Final vote on the provisional agreement A10-0195/2025 – Inese Vaidere, Ville Niinistö – Provisional agreement – Am 27 | Roll call | 500 for, 120 against, 32 abstained Adopted | |
| 3 | Commission statement | Show of hands | Adopted |
Show the other 47 votesShow the other 45 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Final vote on the provisional agreement A10-0195/2025 – Inese Vaidere, Ville Niinistö – Provisional agreement – Am 27 | Roll call | 500 for, 120 against, 32 abstained Adopted | |
| 3 | Commission statement | Show of hands | Adopted |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Final vote Text as a whole | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 5 | Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – introductory part | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | |
| 6 | Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – introductory part | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 7 | Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point a | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | |
| 8 | Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point a | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 9 | Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point b | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | |
| 10 | Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point b | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 11 | Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point c | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 12 | Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – after § 1 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 13 | Separate vote on Article 3 Article 3 – § 1 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 14 | Separate vote on Article 3 Article 3 – § 1 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 15 | Separate vote on Article 3 Article 3 – § 2 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 16 | Separate vote on Article 3 Article 3 – § 2 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 17 | Separate vote on Article 4 Article 4 – after § 1 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 18 | Separate vote on Article 5 Article 5 – § 1 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 19 | Separate vote on Article 5 Article 5 – § 1 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 20 | Separate vote on Article 11 Article 11 – § 1 | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | |
| 21 | Separate vote on Article 11 Article 11 – § 1 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 22 | Separate vote on Article 12 Article 12 – § 1 | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | |
| 23 | Separate vote on Article 12 Article 12 – § 1 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 24 | Separate vote on Article 12 Article 12 – after § 1 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 25 | Separate vote on recital 1 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 26 | Separate vote on recital 1 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 27 | Separate vote on recital 2 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 28 | Separate vote on recital 2 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 29 | Vote on text inserted after recital 11 | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | |
| 30 | Separate vote on recital 16 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 31 | Separate vote on recital 16 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 32 | Separate vote on recital 17 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 33 | Separate vote on recital 17 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 34 | Separate vote on recital 18 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 35 | Separate vote on recital 18 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 36 | Separate vote on recital 20 | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | |
| 37 | Separate vote on recital 20 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 38 | Separate vote on recital 23 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 39 | Separate vote on recital 23 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 40 | Separate vote on recital 24 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 41 | Separate vote on recital 24 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 42 | Separate vote on recital 25 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 43 | Separate vote on recital 25 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 44 | Separate vote on recital 28 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 45 | Separate vote on recital 28 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 46 | Separate vote on recital 30 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 47 | Separate vote on recital 30 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 48 | Final vote Commission proposal | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed |
Roll call requested by ESN.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The European Parliament adopted its position on a proposed regulation to phase out Russian natural gas imports and improve monitoring of potential energy dependencies.
The regulation would also amend Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 on security of gas supply, and the Parliament's position includes amendments to the Commission's proposal.
Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal, and instructs its President to forward the position to the Council and national parliaments.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation phases out Russian natural gas and oil imports, bans LNG terminal services to Russian entities, and improves monitoring of energy dependencies.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/0180(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 2 February 2026 and now EU law.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 8 September 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 16 October 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 17 October 2025 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 15 December 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 17 December 2025 (done)
- Published as law · 2 February 2026 (done)
Lead committee: INTA · Rapporteurs: Inese VAIDERE (EPP), Ville NIINISTÖ (Greens)
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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). “Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies”. Decision, 17 December 2025. votingId 182807, document A-10-2025-0195, reference 2025/0180(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-12-17/3 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 December 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 December 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-12-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-12-17-3,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-12-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-12-17/3}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-12-17/3},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 182807, document A-10-2025-0195, reference 2025/0180(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}