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Wednesday 12 March 2025

Date
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Part-session
10–13 March 2025 Mon 10Tue 11Wed 12Thu 13
Decisions
8 decisions: 7 passed, 1 without a final vote
Votes
463 votes · 232 roll calls
More facts (5)
Voting time
12:02–13:26
Closest result
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 (351 for, 260 against)
Amendments
153
Previous sitting
Tuesday 11 March 2025
Next sitting
Thursday 13 March 2025
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Decisions, 8

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Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained and how it was recorded. Votes: votes taken on the decision (amendments, split parts, the final vote).
No.DecisionKindEffectFinal voteVotes
No.1 EU-Norway Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union Committee reportKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given525 for, 5 against, 34 abstained roll callVotes1
No.2 Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data Committee reportKindConsent · Consent procedureConsent given521 for, 90 against, 45 abstained roll callVotes1
No.3 European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025 Committee reportKindResolutionsAdopted469 for, 162 against, 54 abstained roll callVotes39
No.4 European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2025 Committee reportKindResolutionsAdopted351 for, 260 against, 70 abstained roll callVotes83
No.5 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdopted442 for, 98 against, 126 abstained roll callVotes80
No.6 White paper on the future of European defence Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdopted419 for, 204 against, 46 abstained roll callVotes194
No.7 The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdopted462 for, 76 against, 106 abstained roll callVotes63
No.8 Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions – 2026 KindOtherNo final vote—Votes2

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DateVoteKindResultForRequested by
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 10 — part 2 European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025Split vote535 for, 72 against, 71 abstained Adopted For 79 %Requested by ECR
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 10 — part 1 European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025Split vote525 for, 129 against, 19 abstained Adopted For 78 %Requested by ECR
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 3 — part 2 European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025Split vote465 for, 187 against, 16 abstained Adopted For 70 %Requested by ECR

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Day brief

A short account of the day, written by AI from the decisions and their summaries.

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

Parliament gave its consent to two international agreements and adopted three resolutions on economic policy and Ukraine, setting its positions on trade, security, and social priorities.

  • EU–Norway tariff-rate quotas: Parliament approved the agreement adjusting tariff-rate quotas with Norway after the UK's withdrawal, allowing it to enter into force. Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN backed it; The Left mostly abstained.
  • EU–Canada PNR data transfer: Parliament consented to the agreement on transferring airline passenger data to Canada for fighting serious crime and terrorism, urging strict safeguards for fundamental rights. S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots backed it; The Left and Greens opposed.
  • European Semester 2025: Parliament adopted its position on the 2025 European Semester, calling for responsible fiscal policies, structural reforms, and equitable implementation of the EU economic governance framework. Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR backed it; The Left, Patriots and ESN opposed.
  • Employment and social priorities: Parliament adopted its social and employment priorities for the 2025 European Semester, urging modernised labour markets, stronger social protection, and investment in education and housing. Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP backed it; The Left, ECR, Patriots and ESN opposed.
  • EU support for Ukraine: Parliament reaffirmed its condemnation of Russia's war and demanded increased military support for Ukraine, lifting restrictions on Western weapons, and enhanced sanctions. Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP backed it; The Left and ESN opposed; ECR and Patriots mostly abstained.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-03-12?vkind=split&vpage=2
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European Parliament (2025). “Sitting of Wednesday 12 March 2025”. Sitting, 12 March 2025. sitting MTG-PL-2025-03-12. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-03-12?vkind=split&vpage=2 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 12 March 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-12-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 12 March 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-12-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-03-12, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-03-12/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-sitting-2025-03-12,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Sitting of Wednesday 12 March 2025}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-03-12?vkind=split&vpage=2}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-03-12?vkind=split&vpage=2},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2025-03-12. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-12-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-12-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-03-12 (CC BY 4.0)}
}