Dossier · Own-initiative report
How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?
- Reference
- 2025/2053(INI) Own-initiative report
- Where it stands
- Parliament adopted the text on 30 April 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- Stage
- Parliament’s position
- Lead committee
- Agriculture and Rural Development AGRI
More facts (5)
- Author
- Carlo FIDANZA
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 6 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 30 Apr 2026 · Adopted
- Versions
- 3 versions
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 13 March 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 18 March 2026
- Tabled for plenary (done) 13 April 2026
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 30 April 2026
- Parliament’s position (done) Final
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Agriculture and Rural Development AGRI
- Author
- Carlo FIDANZA (ECR)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Jessika VAN LEEUWEN (EPP), Cristina MAESTRE (S&D), Valérie DELOGE (Patriots), Benoit CASSART (Renew), David CORMAND (Greens), MEP #256961 (The Left) former member
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? | Resolutions | Adopted | 426 for, 119 against, 40 abstained by roll call |
Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.
Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).
- 30 Apr 2026 Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 11
Rejected 193–376–12
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- Divided
- Renew
- Divided
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 30 Apr 2026 Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 15
Rejected 149–406–30
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- Divided
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 30 Apr 2026 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 18
Rejected 226–325–28
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- Divided
- Renew
- Divided
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- Against
- 30 Apr 2026 Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 27
Adopted 330–218–35
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 30 Apr 2026 Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 37
Rejected 175–375–33
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- Divided
- Renew
- Divided
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 30 Apr 2026 Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 37
Rejected 131–418–34
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- Divided
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 30 Apr 2026 Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 39
Rejected 195–334–52
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- Divided
- Renew
- Divided
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- Against
- 30 Apr 2026 Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 46
Rejected 244–297–41
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- Divided
- Renew
- Divided
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- Against
- 30 Apr 2026 Final vote — text as a whole
Adopted 426–119–40
- The Left
- Divided
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
Add members’ columns
Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament30 Apr 2026
Adopted text TA10-0157/2026 TA-10-2026-0157
Tabled for plenary13 Apr 2026
Report A10-0088/2026 A-10-2026-0088
Committee draft12 Jun 2025
Draft report (AGRI) AGRI-PR-774483
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0157/2026: Parliament's resolution on securing a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector stresses its economic, social and environmental importance, and calls for tailored policies, fair incomes, and support for farmers.
- Report A10-0088/2026: The report addresses the future of the EU livestock sector, emphasizing its economic, social, and environmental importance. It calls for tailored policies, support for farmers, and measures to combat animal diseases.
- Draft report (AGRI): This draft report addresses the future of the EU livestock sector, covering its economic, environmental, and social roles, and the challenges of animal diseases. It calls for tailored policies, support for farmers, and measures to ensure sustainability and competitiveness.
What changed, 2
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0088/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0157/2026
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in formal points: decimal separators are changed from points to commas in several statistics. One substantive addition calls for incentivising extensive and grass-based livestock farming under the CAP.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (AGRI) → Report A10-0088/2026
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The report expands significantly, adding many new recitals and paragraphs on livestock's role in food security, rural development, and trade. It strengthens calls for CAP support, including a dedicated budget, and for measures to address farmer income and generational renewal. It adds emphasis on vaccination, biosecurity, and disease prevention, including new funding mechanisms and a European animal health fund. It introduces new paragraphs on trade reciprocity, mirror clauses, and promotion of EU products, and on synthetic foods and labelling. The other changes are formal or wording updates, such as punctuation and rephrasing.
Timeline, 7
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 3 steps · 13 Apr 2026–30 Apr 2026
30 April 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 30 Apr 2026 Report A10-0088/2026Adopted text TA10-0157/2026
30 April 2026
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
13 April 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps · 13 Mar 2025–18 Mar 2026
18 March 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
14 July 2025
Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) proposed changes to the draft.
Amendments in committee (AGRI)Amendments in committee (AGRI)
12 June 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
13 March 2025
Referred to the AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 4 October 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?”. Dossier, 30 April 2026. procId 2025-2053, reference 2025/2053(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2053 (retrieved 4 October 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2053(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2053 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2053,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases?}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-04-30},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2053}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2053},
urldate = {2026-10-04},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2053, reference 2025/2053(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2053(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
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