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Thursday 8 May 2025

Date
Thursday 8 May 2025
Part-session
5–8 May 2025 Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 8
Decisions
13 decisions: 13 passed
Votes
243 votes · 107 roll calls
More facts (5)
Voting time
13:07–13:57
Closest result
Screening of foreign investments in the Union (378 for, 173 against)
Amendments
81
Previous sitting
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Next sitting
Wednesday 21 May 2025
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Decisions, 13

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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 CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for 2025 to 2027 KindNew laws · 1st readingPassed458 for, 101 against, 14 abstained roll callVotes22
No.2 The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus) KindNew laws · 1st readingPassed371 for, 162 against, 37 abstained roll callVotes2
No.3 The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season Committee report by Borys BudkaKindNew laws · 1st readingPassed425 for, 106 against, 43 abstained roll callVotes30
No.4 Screening of foreign investments in the Union Committee report by Raphaël GlucksmannKindNew laws · 1st readingPassed378 for, 173 against, 24 abstained roll callVotes70
No.5 Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union Committee report by Karin KarlsbroKindNew laws · 1st readingPassed354 for, 147 against, 53 abstained roll callVotes3
No.6Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 × MON 87708 × MON 89788 Motion for a resolutionKindObjectionsObjection passed373 for, 150 against, 10 abstained roll callVotes1
No.7 Arrest and risk of execution of Tundu Lissu, Chair of Chadema, the main opposition party in Tanzania Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdoptedAdopted show of hands — no countVotes8
No.8 Violations of religious freedom in Tibet Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdopted478 for, 30 against, 41 abstained roll callVotes8
No.9 Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdopted516 for, 3 against, 34 abstained roll callVotes12
No.10 Ninth report on economic and social cohesion Committee report by Jacek ProtasKindResolutionsAdopted392 for, 125 against, 55 abstained roll callVotes1
No.11 Competition policy – annual report 2024 Committee report by Lara WoltersKindResolutionsAdopted358 for, 124 against, 79 abstained roll callVotes19
No.12 Banking Union – annual report 2024 Committee report by Ralf SeekatzKindResolutionsAdopted345 for, 135 against, 62 abstained roll callVotes27
No.13 Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdopted306 for, 80 against, 57 abstained roll callVotes40

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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
8 May 2025Separate vote on paragraph 25 Banking Union – annual report 2024Separate vote355 for, 117 against, 69 abstained Adopted For 66 %Requested by ESN
8 May 2025Separate vote on paragraph 17 Banking Union – annual report 2024Separate vote366 for, 77 against, 94 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by ESN
8 May 2025Separate vote on paragraph 9 Banking Union – annual report 2024Separate vote439 for, 48 against, 55 abstained Adopted For 81 %Requested by ESN
8 May 2025Separate vote on paragraph 17 Competition policy – annual report 2024Separate vote508 for, 30 against, 19 abstained Adopted For 91 %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

Parliament adopted positions on five new EU laws, covering car emissions, wolf protection, gas storage, foreign investment screening, and Ukrainian imports, all by large majorities.

  • CO2 emission standards for cars: Parliament backed the law setting CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and light commercial vehicles for 2025-2027, with support from EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Patriots, and ESN, while The Left and Greens opposed.
  • Wolf protection status: MEPs approved the law on the protection status of the wolf, backed by Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, and ESN, and opposed by The Left, Greens, and S&D.
  • Gas storage for winter: Parliament adopted its position on extending gas storage rules, lowering the filling target to 83% by 1 November and extending rules by two years, with flexibility for member states; backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, and ECR.
  • Foreign investment screening: The Parliament backed the law setting common rules for member states to screen foreign investments that could affect security or public order, with support from The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, and EPP.
  • Ukrainian product imports: MEPs adopted the position on suspending parts of the regulation on imports of Ukrainian products, adjusting trade measures, with amendments to recital 7 and Article 4; backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, and EPP.

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European Parliament (2025). “Sitting of Thursday 8 May 2025”. Sitting, 8 May 2025. sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-08. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-05-08?vkind=separate (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 8 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-08-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 8 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-08-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-08, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-05-08/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Sitting of Thursday 8 May 2025}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-05-08},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-05-08?vkind=separate}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-05-08?vkind=separate},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-08. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-08-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-08-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-08 (CC BY 4.0)}
}