Sitting · Plenary

Thursday 8 May 2025

Date: Thursday 8 May 2025
Part-session: 5–8 May 2025 Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7Thu 8
Decisions: 13 decisions: 13 passed
Votes: 243 votes · 107 roll calls

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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

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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No.	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote	Votes
No.1	CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for 2025 to 2027	KindNew laws · 1st reading	Passed	458 for, 101 against, 14 abstained roll call	Votes22
No.2	The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus)	KindNew laws · 1st reading	Passed	371 for, 162 against, 37 abstained roll call	Votes2
No.3	The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season Committee report by Borys Budka	KindNew laws · 1st reading	Passed	425 for, 106 against, 43 abstained roll call	Votes30
No.4	Screening of foreign investments in the Union Committee report by Raphaël Glucksmann	KindNew laws · 1st reading	Passed	378 for, 173 against, 24 abstained roll call	Votes70
No.5	Suspending certain parts of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 as regards imports of Ukrainian products into the European Union Committee report by Karin Karlsbro	KindNew laws · 1st reading	Passed	354 for, 147 against, 53 abstained roll call	Votes3
No.6	Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure Genetically modified soybean MON 87705 × MON 87708 × MON 89788 Motion for a resolution	KindObjections	Objection passed	373 for, 150 against, 10 abstained roll call	Votes1
No.7	Arrest and risk of execution of Tundu Lissu, Chair of Chadema, the main opposition party in Tanzania Motion for a resolution	KindResolutions	Adopted	Adopted show of hands — no count	Votes8
No.8	Violations of religious freedom in Tibet Motion for a resolution	KindResolutions	Adopted	478 for, 30 against, 41 abstained roll call	Votes8
No.9	Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia Motion for a resolution	KindResolutions	Adopted	516 for, 3 against, 34 abstained roll call	Votes12
No.10	Ninth report on economic and social cohesion Committee report by Jacek Protas	KindResolutions	Adopted	392 for, 125 against, 55 abstained roll call	Votes1
No.11	Competition policy – annual report 2024 Committee report by Lara Wolters	KindResolutions	Adopted	358 for, 124 against, 79 abstained roll call	Votes19
No.12	Banking Union – annual report 2024 Committee report by Ralf Seekatz	KindResolutions	Adopted	345 for, 135 against, 62 abstained roll call	Votes27
No.13	Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market Motion for a resolution	KindResolutions	Adopted	306 for, 80 against, 57 abstained roll call	Votes40

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Date	Vote	Kind	Result	For	Requested by
8 May 2025	Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 Violations of religious freedom in Tibet	Amendment	154 for, 379 against, 19 abstained Rejected	For 28 %
8 May 2025	Final vote — text as a whole Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia	Final	516 for, 3 against, 34 abstained Adopted	For 93 %	Requested by Renew
8 May 2025	Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 5 Arrest and risk of execution of Tundu Lissu, Chair of Chadema, the main opposition party in Tanzania	Amendment	154 for, 389 against, 12 abstained Rejected	For 28 %	Requested by ESN

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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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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 Wednesday, 7 May 2025 Plenary sitting 7 May 2025

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-05-08?vpage=3
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 8 May 2025 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 8 May 2025 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-08
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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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?vpage=3 (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).

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@misc{epw-sitting-2025-05-08,
  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?vpage=3}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-05-08?vpage=3},
  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)}
}