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Tuesday 21 October 2025

Date
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Part-session
20–23 October 2025 Mon 20Tue 21Wed 22Thu 23
Decisions
12 decisions: 9 passed, 1 did not pass, 2 without a final vote
Votes
42 votes · 24 roll calls
More facts (5)
Voting time
13:17–13:33
Closest result
Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group (327 for, 256 against)
Amendments
3
Previous sitting
Monday 20 October 2025
Next sitting
Wednesday 22 October 2025
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Decisions, 12

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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 Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals Committee report by Dimitris TsiodrasKindNew laws · 1st readingPassed469 for, 126 against, 50 abstained roll callVotes1
No.2 Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals Committee report by Dimitris TsiodrasKindNew laws · 1st readingPassed471 for, 123 against, 48 abstained roll callVotes1
No.3 Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency Committee report by Dimitris TsiodrasKindNew laws · 1st readingPassed477 for, 93 against, 76 abstained roll callVotes1
No.4 General Data Protection Regulation: additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the Regulation Committee report by Markéta GregorováKindNew laws · 1st readingPassed533 for, 43 against, 68 abstained roll callVotes1
No.5 Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations Committee report by Loránt Vincze, Charles GoerensKindNew laws · 1st readingPassed446 for, 162 against, 35 abstained roll callVotes9
No.6 Monitoring framework for resilient European forests Committee report by Emma Wiesner, Eric SargiacomoKindNew laws · 1st readingRejected outright370 for, 264 against, 9 abstained roll callVotes11
No.7 Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group Committee report by Emma Wiesner, Pekka ToveriKindNew laws · 1st readingPassed327 for, 256 against, 58 abstained roll callVotes12
No.8 Dates of application and transitional provisions for chemical products KindNew laws · 1st readingUrgent procedure agreedAdopted show of hands — no countVotes1
No.9 Driving licences Committee reportKindNew laws · 2nd readingApproved without a vote no voteVotes1
No.10 Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications Committee reportKindNew laws · 2nd readingApproved without a vote no voteVotes1
No.11 A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition Committee report by David CormandKindResolutionsAdopted505 for, 62 against, 47 abstained roll callVotes1
No.12 Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions – 2027 KindOtherNo final vote—Votes2

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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
21 Oct 2025Final vote on the motion for a resolution A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transitionFinal505 for, 62 against, 47 abstained Adopted For 82 %
21 Oct 2025Referral back to committee Standing Forest and Forestry Expert GroupProcedural352 for, 242 against, 40 abstained Adopted For 56 %
21 Oct 2025Final vote Standing Forest and Forestry Expert GroupFinal327 for, 256 against, 58 abstained Adopted For 51 %
21 Oct 2025Amendment 17 to recital 2 Standing Forest and Forestry Expert GroupAmendment198 for, 422 against, 11 abstained Rejected For 31 %Requested by Patriots, Greens
21 Oct 2025Amendment 19, adding text after citation 4 Standing Forest and Forestry Expert GroupAmendment260 for, 372 against, 10 abstained Rejected For 40 %Requested by Greens
21 Oct 2025Amendment 22 to Article 1 Standing Forest and Forestry Expert GroupAmendment236 for, 395 against, 9 abstained Rejected For 37 %Requested by Greens
21 Oct 2025Proposal to reject the text Final vote Monitoring framework for resilient European forestsRejection370 for, 264 against, 9 abstained Adopted For 58 %
21 Oct 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundationsFinal446 for, 162 against, 35 abstained Adopted For 69 %
21 Oct 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement General Data Protection Regulation: additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the RegulationFinal533 for, 43 against, 68 abstained Adopted For 83 %
21 Oct 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicalsFinal469 for, 126 against, 50 abstained Adopted For 73 %
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DateVoteKindResultForRequested by
21 Oct 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals AgencyFinal477 for, 93 against, 76 abstained Adopted For 74 %
21 Oct 2025Final vote on the provisional agreement Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicalsFinal471 for, 123 against, 48 abstained Adopted For 73 %
21 Oct 202510-11 November Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions – 2027Other537 for, 88 against, 14 abstained Adopted For 84 %

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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 its positions on five new EU laws, covering chemicals oversight, data protection enforcement, and political party funding, all backed by broad majorities.

  • Chemicals agency cooperation: Parliament backed a law to reassign scientific tasks and boost cooperation among EU agencies on chemicals, aiming to strengthen knowledge and early risk detection. The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, and EPP supported it; ECR, Patriots, and ESN opposed.
  • Common chemicals data platform: MEPs approved creating a shared EU data platform for chemicals, making information findable and reusable, plus a monitoring framework. Support came from The Left through EPP; ECR, Patriots, and ESN voted against.
  • ECHA tasks re-attribution: Parliament adopted its position to give the European Chemicals Agency more scientific tasks under the RoHS Directive. The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, and EPP backed it; ECR and ESN opposed, Patriots mostly abstained.
  • GDPR enforcement rules: Parliament approved new procedural rules for enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation, streamlining cross-border cases and setting deadlines. Backed by The Left through ECR; ESN opposed, Patriots mostly abstained.
  • European political party funding: MEPs adopted updated rules on funding and transparency for European political parties and foundations. The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, and EPP supported; ECR, Patriots, and ESN opposed.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-10-21
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European Parliament (2025). “Sitting of Tuesday 21 October 2025”. Sitting, 21 October 2025. sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-21. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-10-21 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 21 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-21-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 21 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-21-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-21, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-10-21/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
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@misc{epw-sitting-2025-10-21,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Sitting of Tuesday 21 October 2025}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-10-21},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-10-21}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-10-21},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-21. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-21-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-21-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-21 (CC BY 4.0)}
}