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Thursday 3 April 2025

Date
Thursday 3 April 2025
Part-session
31 March – 3 April 2025 Mon 31Tue 1Wed 2Thu 3
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
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Decisions, 9

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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 Establishing an EU talent pool Committee report by Abir Al-SahlaniKindNew laws · 1st readingNegotiating mandate approved327 for, 229 against, 50 abstained roll callVotes1
No.2 Granting equivalence with EU requirements to Moldova and Ukraine as regards field inspections and production of seed Committee report by Veronika VrecionováKindNew laws · 1st readingNegotiating mandate approved411 for, 191 against, 13 abstained roll callVotes1
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 textKindNew laws · 1st readingPassed531 for, 69 against, 17 abstained roll callVotes18
No.4 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament Committee report by Matjaž NemecKindResolutionsAdopted432 for, 127 against, 54 abstained roll callVotes43
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 resolutionKindResolutionsAdoptedAdopted show of hands — no countVotes10
No.6 Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdoptedAdopted show of hands — no countVotes11
No.7 Immediate risk of further repression by Lukashenka’s regime in Belarus - threats from the Investigative Committee Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdopted535 for, 19 against, 55 abstained roll callVotes14
No.8 Energy-intensive industries Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdoptedAdopted show of hands — no countVotes50
No.9 Targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – defending religious freedom and security Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdoptedAdopted show of hands — no countVotes27

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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested by
3 Apr 2025Separate vote on recital B Energy-intensive industriesSeparate vote453 for, 127 against, 32 abstained Adopted For 74 %
3 Apr 2025Separate vote on paragraph 6 Prosecution of journalists in Cameroon, notably the cases of Amadou Vamoulké, Kingsley Fomunyuy Njoka, Mancho Bibixy, Thomas Awah Junior, Tsi ConradSeparate vote418 for, 108 against, 59 abstained Adopted For 71 %Requested by ECR, Patriots
3 Apr 2025Separate vote on paragraph 35 Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European ParliamentSeparate vote559 for, 3 against, 31 abstained Adopted For 94 %Requested by Patriots

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Day brief

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

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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.

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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?vkind=separate (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 
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  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?vkind=separate}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-04-03?vkind=separate},
  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)}
}