Sitting · Plenary
Thursday 3 April 2025
- Date
- Thursday 3 April 2025
- Decisions
- 9 decisions: 7 passed, 2 without a final vote
- Votes
- 175 votes · 73 roll calls
More facts (5)
- Voting time
- 13:09–13:40
- Closest result
- Establishing an EU talent pool (327 for, 229 against)
- Amendments
- 51
- Previous sitting
- Wednesday 2 April 2025
- Next sitting
- Monday 5 May 2025
Numbered as on the sitting’s record, by kind of decision.
| No. | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.1 | Establishing an EU talent pool Committee report by Abir Al-Sahlani | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Negotiating mandate approved | 327 for, 229 against, 50 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.2 | Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seed Committee report by Veronika Vrecionová | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Negotiating mandate approved | 411 for, 191 against, 13 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.3 | Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements Council / Commission text | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Passed | 531 for, 69 against, 17 abstained roll call | Votes18 |
| No.4 | Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament Committee report by Matjaž Nemec | KindResolutions | Adopted | 432 for, 127 against, 54 abstained roll call | Votes43 |
| No.5 | Prosecution of journalists in Cameroon, notably the cases of Amadou Vamoulké, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior, Tsi Conrad Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes10 |
| No.6 | Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes11 |
| No.7 | Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | 535 for, 19 against, 55 abstained roll call | Votes14 |
| No.8 | Energy-intensive industries Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes50 |
| No.9 | Targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – defending religious freedom and security Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes27 |
Every vote of the day recorded by name. A decision can have many votes.
| Date | Vote | Kind | Result | For | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 2025 | Recital Q — part 2 of 2 Targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – defending religious freedom and security | Split vote | 502 for, 51 against, 6 abstained Adopted | For 90 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Demande d'ajournement du groupe The Left Targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – defending religious freedom and security | Other | 46 for, 466 against, 14 abstained Rejected | For 9 % | |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 9 to recital D Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 165 for, 417 against, 32 abstained Rejected | For 27 % | Requested by ECR |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 8, adding text after recital B Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 348 for, 260 against, 3 abstained Adopted | For 57 % | Requested by ECR |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Separate vote on recital B Energy-intensive industries | Separate vote | 453 for, 127 against, 32 abstained Adopted | For 74 % | |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 7 to recital A Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 236 for, 370 against, 7 abstained Rejected | For 38 % | Requested by ECR |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 16 to paragraph 7 — part 3 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 386 for, 211 against, 9 abstained Adopted | For 64 % | Requested by Members, Greens |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 16 to paragraph 7 — part 2 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 369 for, 219 against, 10 abstained Adopted | For 62 % | Requested by Members, Greens |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 16 to paragraph 7 — part 1 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 430 for, 129 against, 44 abstained Adopted | For 71 % | Requested by Members, Greens |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 6 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 204 for, 370 against, 31 abstained Rejected | For 34 % | Requested by ECR |
Show the other 40 votes of this page
| Date | Vote | Kind | Result | For | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 15 to paragraph 6 — part 7 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 372 for, 226 against, 12 abstained Adopted | For 61 % | Requested by Members, Greens |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 15 to paragraph 6 — part 6 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 376 for, 229 against, 7 abstained Adopted | For 61 % | Requested by Members, Greens |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 15 to paragraph 6 — part 5 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 357 for, 226 against, 16 abstained Adopted | For 60 % | Requested by Members, Greens |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 15 to paragraph 6 — part 4 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 352 for, 214 against, 42 abstained Adopted | For 58 % | Requested by Members, Greens |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 15 to paragraph 6 — part 1 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 282 for, 309 against, 24 abstained Rejected | For 46 % | Requested by Members, Greens |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 11 to paragraph 6 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 112 for, 454 against, 49 abstained Rejected | For 18 % | Requested by ECR |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 23 to paragraph 6 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 178 for, 421 against, 7 abstained Rejected | For 29 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 10 to paragraph 3 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 300 for, 248 against, 59 abstained Adopted | For 49 % | Requested by ECR |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 1 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 209 for, 386 against, 11 abstained Rejected | For 34 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 1 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 182 for, 414 against, 7 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Final vote Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Final | 531 for, 69 against, 17 abstained Adopted | For 86 % | |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 15, adding text after recital 4 Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Amendment | 176 for, 411 against, 9 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 18 to paragraph 1 Energy-intensive industries | Amendment | 194 for, 407 against, 10 abstained Rejected | For 32 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 14, adding text after recital 2 Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Amendment | 180 for, 403 against, 10 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 13, adding text after recital 2 Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Amendment | 179 for, 405 against, 8 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 12 to recital 2 Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Amendment | 178 for, 411 against, 11 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 17 to Article 2 Directive 2024/1760 (UE) Article 37, point 1 Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Amendment | 176 for, 412 against, 5 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 16 to Article 1, paragraph 1, point 1 Directive 2022/2464 (UE) Article 5, point 2 Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Amendment | 174 for, 407 against, 4 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 1 Amending Directives (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Amendment | 68 for, 537 against, 9 abstained Rejected | For 11 % | Requested by The Left |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee | Final | 535 for, 19 against, 55 abstained Adopted | For 88 % | Requested by Renew |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Paragraph 7 — part 2 Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee | Split vote | 477 for, 113 against, 15 abstained Adopted | For 79 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee | Amendment | 250 for, 292 against, 49 abstained Rejected | For 42 % | Requested by ESN |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital C Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani | Amendment | 424 for, 54 against, 120 abstained Adopted | For 71 % | Requested by ECR |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 3, adding text after recital B Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani | Amendment | 272 for, 264 against, 26 abstained Adopted | For 48 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 8 Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani | Amendment | 378 for, 182 against, 26 abstained Adopted | For 65 % | Requested by ECR |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 4 Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani | Amendment | 180 for, 404 against, 13 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 Prosecution of journalists in Cameroon, notably the cases of Amadou Vamoulké, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior, Tsi Conrad | Separate vote | 418 for, 108 against, 59 abstained Adopted | For 71 % | Requested by ECR, Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Final | 432 for, 127 against, 54 abstained Adopted | For 70 % | |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 26, adding text after paragraph 42 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Amendment | 193 for, 402 against, 3 abstained Rejected | For 32 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 42 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Amendment | 283 for, 298 against, 12 abstained Rejected | For 48 % | Requested by EPP, Renew, S&D |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 40 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Amendment | 429 for, 168 against, 16 abstained Adopted | For 70 % | Requested by S&D |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 39 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Amendment | 155 for, 394 against, 60 abstained Rejected | For 25 % | Requested by The Left |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 39 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Amendment | 70 for, 389 against, 112 abstained Rejected | For 12 % | Requested by The Left |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 39 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Amendment | 71 for, 463 against, 51 abstained Rejected | For 12 % | Requested by The Left |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 39 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Amendment | 77 for, 451 against, 39 abstained Rejected | For 14 % | Requested by The Left |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 39 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Amendment | 236 for, 205 against, 147 abstained Adopted | For 40 % | Requested by Greens |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Separate vote on paragraph 35 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Separate vote | 559 for, 3 against, 31 abstained Adopted | For 94 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 31 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Amendment | 113 for, 433 against, 51 abstained Rejected | For 19 % | |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 25 to paragraph 30 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Amendment | 102 for, 453 against, 48 abstained Rejected | For 17 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 29 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament | Amendment | 123 for, 456 against, 34 abstained Rejected | For 20 % | Requested by Patriots |
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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
MEPs adopted positions on new laws and resolutions, covering migration, agriculture, corporate rules, and human rights, with broad cross-party support on most files.
- EU talent pool: Parliament backed the EU-wide platform to match non-EU jobseekers with EU employers, asking the Commission to refer back if it substantially amends the proposal. Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP supported it; The Left, ECR, Patriots and ESN opposed.
- Seed inspections equivalence: MEPs supported updating rules to recognise field inspections and seed production in Moldova and Ukraine as equivalent to EU standards, with two technical amendments. The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP backed it; ECR, Patriots and ESN opposed.
- Corporate sustainability deadlines: Parliament adopted its position to postpone the application dates for corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements. All groups except The Left supported the delay.
- Parliament's 2026 budget: The institution set its 2026 budget at EUR 2 636 241 620, a 4.09% increase, with cuts for rent and energy and rises for staff and political groups. Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR backed it; Patriots and ESN opposed.
- Belarus repression resolution: MEPs condemned Belarusian persecution of citizens abroad, demanded release of political prisoners, and urged targeted sanctions and ICC action. All groups except ESN (mostly abstaining) supported the resolution.
Connections
The part-session and what the day’s decisions touch.
Other sittings of the part-session
- Sitting Monday, 31 March 2025 Plenary sitting 31 Mar 2025
- Sitting Tuesday, 1 April 2025 Plenary sitting 1 Apr 2025
- Sitting Wednesday, 2 April 2025 Plenary sitting 2 Apr 2025
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
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European Parliament (2025). “Sitting of Thursday 3 April 2025”. Sitting, 3 April 2025. sitting MTG-PL-2025-04-03. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-04-03 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 3 April 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-03-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 3 April 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-03-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-04-03, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-04-03/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-sitting-2025-04-03,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Sitting of Thursday 3 April 2025}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-04-03},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-04-03}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-04-03},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2025-04-03. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-03-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-03-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-04-03 (CC BY 4.0)}
}