Sitting · Plenary
Wednesday 7 May 2025
- Date
- Wednesday 7 May 2025
- Decisions
- 20 decisions: 18 passed, 2 without a final vote
- Votes
- 557 votes · 228 roll calls
More facts (5)
- Voting time
- 13:23–14:39
- Amendments
- 167
- Previous sitting
- Tuesday 6 May 2025
- Next sitting
- Thursday 8 May 2025
Numbered as on the sitting’s record, by kind of decision.
| No. | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.1 | Amending of the ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Urgent procedure agreed | 316 for, 291 against, 27 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.2 | Amending of Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund + (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Urgent procedure agreed | 370 for, 268 against, 16 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.3 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds Committee report by Niclas Herbst | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 412 for, 245 against, 5 abstained roll call | Votes120 |
| No.4 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Parliament Committee report by Monika Hohlmeier | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 513 for, 119 against, 20 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.5 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council Committee report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 588 for, 62 against, 16 abstained roll call | Votes14 |
| No.6 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union Committee report by Cristian Terheş | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 541 for, 97 against, 26 abstained roll call | Votes9 |
| No.7 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors Committee report by Dick Erixon | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 630 for, 16 against, 16 abstained roll call | Votes16 |
| No.8 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee Committee report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 538 for, 96 against, 27 abstained roll call | Votes5 |
| No.9 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions Committee report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 549 for, 97 against, 18 abstained roll call | Votes5 |
| No.10 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Ombudsman Committee report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 568 for, 54 against, 43 abstained roll call | Votes4 |
| No.11 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor Committee report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 564 for, 61 against, 43 abstained roll call | Votes6 |
| No.12 | Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service Committee report by Joachim Stanisław Brudziński | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 519 for, 126 against, 16 abstained roll call | Votes21 |
| No.13 | Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office Committee report by Tomáš Zdechovský | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 481 for, 157 against, 24 abstained roll call | Votes23 |
| No.14 | Discharge 2023: Agencies Committee report by Erik Marquardt | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 473 for, 120 against, 64 abstained roll call | Votes106 |
| No.15 | Discharge 2023: Joint Undertakings Committee report by Michal Wiezik | KindBudget | Discharge decision adopted | 513 for, 101 against, 39 abstained roll call | Votes31 |
| No.16 | A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world Committee report by Siegfried Mureşan, Carla Tavares | KindResolutions | Adopted | 317 for, 206 against, 123 abstained roll call | Votes22 |
| No.17 | The European Water Resilience Strategy Committee report by Thomas Bajada | KindResolutions | Adopted | 470 for, 81 against, 92 abstained roll call | Votes33 |
| No.18 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye Committee report by Nacho Sánchez Amor | KindResolutions | Adopted | 367 for, 74 against, 188 abstained roll call | Votes82 |
| No.19 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia Committee report by Tonino Picula | KindResolutions | Adopted | 419 for, 113 against, 88 abstained roll call | Votes31 |
| No.20 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo Committee report by Riho Terras | KindResolutions | Adopted | 353 for, 145 against, 78 abstained roll call | Votes26 |
Every vote of the day recorded by name. A decision can have many votes.
| Date | Vote | Kind | Result | For | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office | Amendment | 209 for, 413 against, 38 abstained Rejected | For 32 % | Requested by ECR |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office | Final | 481 for, 157 against, 24 abstained Adopted | For 73 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Final | 475 for, 136 against, 53 abstained Adopted | For 72 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 82 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Amendment | 187 for, 465 against, 12 abstained Rejected | For 28 % | Requested by ESN |
| 7 May 2025 | Paragraph 40 — part 2 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Split vote | 415 for, 133 against, 96 abstained Adopted | For 64 % | Requested by ECR |
| 7 May 2025 | Paragraph 33 — part 1 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Split vote | 457 for, 88 against, 98 abstained Adopted | For 71 % | Requested by ECR |
| 7 May 2025 | Paragraph 31 — part 2 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Split vote | 412 for, 152 against, 84 abstained Adopted | For 64 % | Requested by ECR |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 6 to paragraph 10 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Amendment | 271 for, 290 against, 90 abstained Rejected | For 42 % | Requested by S&D |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 10 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Amendment | 231 for, 384 against, 40 abstained Rejected | For 35 % | Requested by The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 9 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Amendment | 143 for, 455 against, 64 abstained Rejected | For 22 % | Requested by ESN, S&D |
Show the other 40 votes of this page
| Date | Vote | Kind | Result | For | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 5 to paragraph 8 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Amendment | 310 for, 339 against, 14 abstained Rejected | For 47 % | Requested by S&D |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European External Action Service | Final | 519 for, 126 against, 16 abstained Adopted | For 79 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor | Final | 548 for, 74 against, 42 abstained Adopted | For 83 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 5 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor | Amendment | 118 for, 507 against, 33 abstained Rejected | For 18 % | Requested by ESN |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Data Protection Supervisor | Final | 564 for, 61 against, 43 abstained Adopted | For 84 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Ombudsman | Final | 611 for, 8 against, 46 abstained Adopted | For 92 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 1 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions | Amendment | 200 for, 449 against, 13 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by ESN |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 47 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Ombudsman | Amendment | 246 for, 267 against, 139 abstained Rejected | For 38 % | Requested by ECR |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Ombudsman | Final | 568 for, 54 against, 43 abstained Adopted | For 85 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions | Final | 548 for, 110 against, 9 abstained Adopted | For 82 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions | Amendment | 130 for, 497 against, 36 abstained Rejected | For 20 % | Requested by ESN |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Committee of the Regions | Final | 549 for, 97 against, 18 abstained Adopted | For 83 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee | Final | 532 for, 120 against, 10 abstained Adopted | For 80 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 9 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee | Amendment | 204 for, 451 against, 8 abstained Rejected | For 31 % | Requested by ESN |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 4 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee | Amendment | 193 for, 444 against, 5 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by ESN |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 47 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors | Amendment | 259 for, 325 against, 77 abstained Rejected | For 39 % | Requested by S&D |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 4 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee | Amendment | 129 for, 494 against, 35 abstained Rejected | For 20 % | Requested by ESN |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Economic and Social Committee | Final | 538 for, 96 against, 27 abstained Adopted | For 81 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors | Final | 619 for, 19 against, 25 abstained Adopted | For 93 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 45 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors | Amendment | 258 for, 323 against, 80 abstained Rejected | For 39 % | Requested by S&D |
| 7 May 2025 | Paragraph 33 — part 2 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors | Split vote | 473 for, 121 against, 69 abstained Adopted | For 71 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 7 May 2025 | Paragraph 31 — part 2 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors | Split vote | 488 for, 109 against, 68 abstained Adopted | For 73 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 7 May 2025 | Paragraph 23 — part 2 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors | Split vote | 537 for, 101 against, 23 abstained Adopted | For 81 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 7 May 2025 | Paragraph 22 — part 2 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors | Split vote | 481 for, 115 against, 66 abstained Adopted | For 73 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 7 May 2025 | Paragraph 14 — part 2 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors | Split vote | 385 for, 249 against, 31 abstained Adopted | For 58 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Auditors | Final | 630 for, 16 against, 16 abstained Adopted | For 95 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union | Final | 485 for, 113 against, 61 abstained Adopted | For 74 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 44 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union | Amendment | 187 for, 450 against, 21 abstained Rejected | For 28 % | Requested by ESN |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 11 — part 2 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union | Amendment | 212 for, 419 against, 12 abstained Rejected | For 33 % | Requested by S&D, ECR |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 11 — part 1 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union | Amendment | 423 for, 81 against, 147 abstained Adopted | For 65 % | Requested by S&D, ECR |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 2 to paragraph 11 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union | Amendment | 353 for, 292 against, 18 abstained Adopted | For 53 % | Requested by S&D, ECR |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Court of Justice of the European Union | Final | 541 for, 97 against, 26 abstained Adopted | For 81 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Final | 526 for, 119 against, 20 abstained Adopted | For 79 % | |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 57 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Amendment | 316 for, 327 against, 17 abstained Rejected | For 48 % | Requested by Greens |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 52 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Amendment | 379 for, 260 against, 22 abstained Adopted | For 57 % | Requested by The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 23 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Amendment | 229 for, 400 against, 20 abstained Rejected | For 35 % | Requested by Greens |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 22 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Amendment | 246 for, 383 against, 20 abstained Rejected | For 38 % | Requested by S&D |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 22 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Amendment | 293 for, 352 against, 15 abstained Rejected | For 44 % | Requested by The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 20 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Amendment | 283 for, 358 against, 20 abstained Rejected | For 43 % | Requested by The Left |
| 7 May 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 20 Discharge 2023: EU general budget – European Council and Council | Amendment | 105 for, 430 against, 130 abstained Rejected | For 16 % | Requested by The Left |
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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 approved the 2023 EU budget spending for all institutions and bodies, and adopted resolutions on the long-term budget, water resilience, and enlargement reports.
- EU general budget 2023: Parliament approved the Commission's 2023 spending, backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP, and opposed by The Left, ECR, Patriots and ESN.
- Parliament's own budget: MEPs approved their own 2023 budget execution, with support from The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR, while Patriots and ESN opposed.
- Council's budget discharge: Parliament postponed discharge for the Council's 2023 spending and called for cooperation, with Patriots the only group opposing.
- Court of Justice budget: The Court of Justice's 2023 budget was approved, with Patriots and ESN voting against, while other groups backed it.
- Court of Auditors budget: Parliament granted discharge to the Court of Auditors for 2023, with all political groups supporting the decision.
Connections
The part-session and what the day’s decisions touch.
Other sittings of the part-session
- Sitting Monday, 5 May 2025 Plenary sitting 5 May 2025
- Sitting Tuesday, 6 May 2025 Plenary sitting 6 May 2025
- Sitting Thursday, 8 May 2025 Plenary sitting 8 May 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
- 26 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Sitting of Wednesday 7 May 2025”. Sitting, 7 May 2025. sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-07. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-05-07?vpage=3 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 7 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-07-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 7 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-07-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-07, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-05-07/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-sitting-2025-05-07,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Sitting of Wednesday 7 May 2025}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-05-07},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-05-07?vpage=3}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-05-07?vpage=3},
urldate = {2026-09-26},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-07. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-07-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-07-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-07 (CC BY 4.0)}
}