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Thursday 23 October 2025

Date
Thursday 23 October 2025
Part-session
20–23 October 2025 Mon 20Tue 21Wed 22Thu 23
Decisions
9 decisions: 7 passed, 2 did not pass
Votes
145 votes · 70 roll calls
More facts (5)
Voting time
13:03–13:28
Closest result
Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law) (220 for, 341 against)
Amendments
28
Previous sitting
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Next sitting
Wednesday 12 November 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 Dates of application and transitional provisions for chemical products KindNew laws · 1st readingPassed441 for, 108 against, 11 abstained roll callVotes2
No.2 Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law) Committee report by Martin HojsíkKindNew laws · 2nd readingPassed220 for, 341 against, 10 abstained roll callVotes1
No.3 Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution Committee reportKindNew laws · 2nd readingApproved without a vote no voteVotes1
No.4Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defence Motion for a resolutionKindObjectionsObjection failed124 for, 401 against, 41 abstained roll callVotes1
No.5Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act Specifying a methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from low-carbon fuels Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsObjection failed175 for, 374 against, 25 abstained roll callVotes2
No.6 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdopted367 for, 98 against, 113 abstained roll callVotes77
No.7 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30) Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdoptedAdopted show of hands — no countVotes51
No.8 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in Uzbekistan Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdoptedAdopted show of hands — no countVotes9
No.9 Audiovisual Media Services Directive obligations in the transatlantic dialogue Motion for a resolutionKindResolutionsAdoptedAdopted show of hands — no countVotes1

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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
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 71 — part 2 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanSplit vote374 for, 149 against, 34 abstained Adopted For 67 %Requested by Greens
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 71 — part 1 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanSplit vote439 for, 100 against, 29 abstained Adopted For 77 %Requested by Greens
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 67 — part 2 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanSplit vote363 for, 173 against, 28 abstained Adopted For 64 %Requested by Patriots, Greens
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 67 — part 1 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanSplit vote473 for, 51 against, 43 abstained Adopted For 83 %Requested by Greens
23 Oct 2025Amendment 1 to paragraph 57 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanAmendment172 for, 368 against, 23 abstained Rejected For 31 %Requested by Greens
23 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 55 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanSeparate vote378 for, 127 against, 63 abstained Adopted For 67 %Requested by Greens
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 54 — part 2 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanSplit vote374 for, 122 against, 68 abstained Adopted For 66 %Requested by Greens
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 54 — part 1 Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in UzbekistanSplit vote456 for, 68 against, 44 abstained Adopted For 80 %Requested by Greens
23 Oct 2025Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 127 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Amendment198 for, 361 against, 11 abstained Rejected For 35 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 121 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Separate vote362 for, 188 against, 21 abstained Adopted For 63 %Requested by ESN
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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
23 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 111 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Separate vote375 for, 97 against, 101 abstained Adopted For 65 %Requested by The Left
23 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 85 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Separate vote357 for, 200 against, 15 abstained Adopted For 62 %Requested by The Left
23 Oct 2025Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 83 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Amendment162 for, 367 against, 32 abstained Rejected For 29 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 78 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Amendment175 for, 366 against, 33 abstained Rejected For 30 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 78 — part 3 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Amendment195 for, 354 against, 23 abstained Rejected For 34 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 78 — part 2 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Amendment200 for, 353 against, 19 abstained Rejected For 35 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 78 — part 1 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Amendment204 for, 354 against, 13 abstained Rejected For 36 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 78 — part 2 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Split vote337 for, 218 against, 18 abstained Adopted For 59 %Requested by Members
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 78 — part 1 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Split vote387 for, 172 against, 10 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by Members
23 Oct 2025Amendment 8 to paragraph 78 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Amendment211 for, 360 against, 3 abstained Rejected For 37 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 45 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Amendment156 for, 404 against, 10 abstained Rejected For 27 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 39 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Amendment170 for, 398 against, 5 abstained Rejected For 30 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 38 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Separate vote346 for, 204 against, 15 abstained Adopted For 61 %Requested by ESN, Members
23 Oct 2025Amendment 3 to paragraph 38 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Amendment210 for, 357 against, 5 abstained Rejected For 37 %Requested by Greens, Patriots
23 Oct 2025Amendment 1 to paragraph 36 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Amendment224 for, 335 against, 12 abstained Rejected For 39 %Requested by ECR
23 Oct 2025Amendment 5 to paragraph 16 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Amendment181 for, 380 against, 10 abstained Rejected For 32 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 9 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Separate vote385 for, 178 against, 7 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Separate vote on paragraph 3 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Separate vote383 for, 170 against, 18 abstained Adopted For 67 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Final vote — text as a whole Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitFinal367 for, 98 against, 113 abstained Adopted For 63 %Requested by Renew
23 Oct 2025Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 1 UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)Amendment204 for, 360 against, 10 abstained Rejected For 36 %Requested by Greens, Patriots
23 Oct 2025Amendment 7 to recital K Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment325 for, 230 against, 21 abstained Adopted For 56 %Requested by EPP
23 Oct 2025Recital J — part 2 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitSplit vote422 for, 54 against, 95 abstained Adopted For 74 %Requested by The Left
23 Oct 2025Recital J — part 1 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitSplit vote503 for, 14 against, 57 abstained Adopted For 88 %Requested by The Left
23 Oct 2025Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 24 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment329 for, 215 against, 10 abstained Adopted For 59 %Requested by Patriots
23 Oct 2025Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 23 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment191 for, 378 against, 4 abstained Rejected For 33 %Requested by Greens, Patriots
23 Oct 2025Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 23 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment178 for, 379 against, 20 abstained Rejected For 31 %Requested by Greens, ESN
23 Oct 2025Amendment 10 to paragraph 23 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment331 for, 221 against, 16 abstained Adopted For 58 %Requested by EPP
23 Oct 2025Amendment 9 to paragraph 21 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment286 for, 262 against, 24 abstained Adopted For 50 %Requested by EPP, Greens, Renew
23 Oct 2025Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 18 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment179 for, 395 against, 3 abstained Rejected For 31 %Requested by Patriots
23 Oct 2025Amendment 5 to paragraph 17 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment190 for, 380 against, 5 abstained Rejected For 33 %Requested by ECR
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 16 — part 3 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitSplit vote391 for, 175 against, 13 abstained Adopted For 68 %Requested by Patriots
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 14 — part 2 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitSplit vote378 for, 166 against, 26 abstained Adopted For 66 %Requested by The Left
23 Oct 2025Paragraph 14 — part 1 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitSplit vote490 for, 30 against, 56 abstained Adopted For 85 %Requested by The Left
23 Oct 2025Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 12 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment307 for, 251 against, 12 abstained Adopted For 54 %Requested by Patriots
23 Oct 2025Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 12 — part 2 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment216 for, 341 against, 15 abstained Rejected For 38 %Requested by Patriots
23 Oct 2025Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 12 — part 1 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment312 for, 246 against, 14 abstained Adopted For 55 %Requested by Patriots
23 Oct 2025Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 9 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment121 for, 335 against, 110 abstained Rejected For 21 %Requested by The Left
23 Oct 2025Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 8 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment133 for, 400 against, 43 abstained Rejected For 23 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 7 Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola SummitAmendment179 for, 354 against, 39 abstained Rejected For 31 %Requested by ESN
23 Oct 2025Proposal to reject the text Final vote Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law)Rejection220 for, 341 against, 10 abstained Rejected For 39 %

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The European Parliament held a voting day focused on environmental and international partnership issues, adopting positions on chemical products and EU-Africa relations while rejecting proposals on soil monitoring and fuel emissions.

  • Soil Monitoring and Resilience: Parliament rejected the Soil Monitoring Law, meaning the proposal will not proceed. The decision was backed by ECR, Patriots and ESN, and opposed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP.
  • Chemical products dates: Parliament adopted its position on the dates of application and transitional provisions for chemical products. The law was supported by S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN, and opposed by The Left and Greens.
  • InvestEU defence investments: An objection to the Commission's delegated regulation broadening defence investments under InvestEU was rejected, so the measure goes ahead. The objection was backed by The Left and Patriots, and opposed by S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and ESN.
  • Low-carbon fuel emissions: Parliament rejected a resolution objecting to the Commission's methodology for assessing greenhouse gas savings from low-carbon fuels, allowing the regulation to proceed. The resolution was backed by ECR, Patriots and ESN, and opposed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP.
  • EU-Africa partnership: Parliament adopted a resolution setting priorities for the EU-Africa partnership ahead of the Angola Summit, including making migration a priority and linking development funds to cooperation on returns. It was backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP, and opposed by Patriots and ESN.

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European Parliament (2025). “Sitting of Thursday 23 October 2025”. Sitting, 23 October 2025. sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-23. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-10-23 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 23 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-23-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 23 October 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-23-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-23, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-10-23/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Sitting of Thursday 23 October 2025}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-10-23},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-10-23}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-10-23},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-23. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-23-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-23-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-10-23 (CC BY 4.0)}
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