Sitting · Plenary
Tuesday 16 December 2025
- Date
- Tuesday 16 December 2025
- Decisions
- 15 decisions: 10 passed, 2 other verdicts, 3 without a final vote
- Votes
- 140 votes · 85 roll calls
More facts (5)
- Voting time
- 12:46–13:15
- Amendments
- 54
- Previous sitting
- Monday 15 December 2025
- Next sitting
- Wednesday 17 December 2025
Numbered as on the sitting’s record, by kind of decision.
| No. | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.1 | Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products Committee report by Gabriel Mato | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Passed | 431 for, 161 against, 70 abstained roll call | Votes70 |
| No.2 | Amending the Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes Committee report by Laura Ballarín Cereza | KindNew laws · 2nd reading | Amendment 1 rejected | 122 for, 470 against, 69 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.3 | Compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations Committee report by Adrián Vázquez Lázara | KindNew laws · 2nd reading | No final vote | — | Votes3 |
| No.4 | Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan Committee report by Rihards Kols | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Passed | 519 for, 119 against, 25 abstained roll call | Votes6 |
| No.5 | Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties Committee report by André Rodrigues | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Passed | 629 for, 17 against, 16 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.6 | Providing macro-financial assistance to Jordan Committee report by Céline Imart | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Passed | 585 for, 34 against, 45 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.7 | Brexit Adjustment Reserve Committee report by Pascal Arimont | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Passed | 619 for, 6 against, 37 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.8 | Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements Committee report by Jörgen Warborn | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Passed | 428 for, 218 against, 17 abstained roll call | Votes38 |
| No.9 | Establishing the Reparations Loan to Ukraine | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Urgent procedure agreed | Adopted show of hands — no count | Votes1 |
| No.10 | Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt – Sweden Committee report by Aura Salla | KindBudget | Passed | 578 for, 54 against, 30 abstained roll call | Votes7 |
| No.11 | Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure Genetically modified maize NK603 Motion for a resolution | KindObjections | Objection passed | 479 for, 173 against, 8 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.12 | Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure Genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1 Motion for a resolution | KindObjections | Objection passed | 455 for, 169 against, 8 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.13 | Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia Committee report by Hana Jalloul Muro | KindResolutions | Adopted | 417 for, 131 against, 108 abstained roll call | Votes7 |
| No.14 | Request for the waiver of the immunity of Alessandra Moretti Committee report | KindImmunity | Immunity waived | 497 for, 139 against, 15 abstained counted, no names | Votes1 |
| No.15 | Request for the waiver of the immunity of Elisabetta Gualmini Committee report | KindImmunity | Immunity kept | 382 for, 254 against, 19 abstained counted, no names | Votes1 |
Every vote of the day recorded by name. A decision can have many votes.
| Date | Vote | Kind | Result | For | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2025 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1 | Final | 455 for, 169 against, 8 abstained Adopted | For 72 % | Requested by The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Genetically modified maize NK603 | Final | 479 for, 173 against, 8 abstained Adopted | For 73 % | Requested by The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia | Final | 417 for, 131 against, 108 abstained Adopted | For 64 % | |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 36 Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia | Amendment | 202 for, 412 against, 37 abstained Rejected | For 31 % | Requested by Members |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 3 to paragraph 27 Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia | Amendment | 155 for, 474 against, 25 abstained Rejected | For 24 % | Requested by Members |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 7 Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia | Amendment | 188 for, 431 against, 40 abstained Rejected | For 29 % | Requested by Members |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 1 to paragraph 6 Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia | Amendment | 215 for, 390 against, 56 abstained Rejected | For 33 % | Requested by Members |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt – Sweden | Final | 578 for, 54 against, 30 abstained Adopted | For 87 % | |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 11, adding text after recital E Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt – Sweden | Amendment | 183 for, 458 against, 7 abstained Rejected | For 28 % | Requested by ESN |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Final | 428 for, 218 against, 17 abstained Adopted | For 65 % |
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| Date | Vote | Kind | Result | For | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2025 | Proposal to vote on amendments Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Procedural | 224 for, 431 against, 4 abstained Rejected | For 34 % | |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Proposal to reject the text Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements | Rejection | 117 for, 540 against, 4 abstained Rejected | For 18 % | |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Final vote Providing macro-financial assistance to Jordan | Final | 585 for, 34 against, 45 abstained Adopted | For 88 % | |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Final vote Brexit Adjustment Reserve | Final | 619 for, 6 against, 37 abstained Adopted | For 94 % | |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties | Final | 629 for, 17 against, 16 abstained Adopted | For 95 % | |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 3 to Article 15 Compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations | Amendment | 128 for, 454 against, 57 abstained Rejected | For 20 % | Requested by ESN |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 2 to Article 5 Compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations | Amendment | 132 for, 467 against, 61 abstained Rejected | For 20 % | |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan | Final | 519 for, 119 against, 25 abstained Adopted | For 78 % | |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after Article 4; Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 Compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations | Amendment | 131 for, 472 against, 58 abstained Rejected | For 20 % | Requested by ESN |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 1, adding text after recital 14 Final vote Amending the Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes | Amendment | 122 for, 470 against, 69 abstained Rejected | For 18 % | Requested by ESN |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Final vote Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Final | 431 for, 161 against, 70 abstained Adopted | For 65 % | |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 39 to recital 4 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 190 for, 429 against, 22 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 69, adding text after recital 2 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 205 for, 437 against, 6 abstained Rejected | For 32 % | Requested by ESN |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 81 to recital 2 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 336 for, 317 against, 7 abstained Adopted | For 51 % | Requested by Greens, EPP, The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 18 to recital 2 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 285 for, 367 against, 7 abstained Rejected | For 43 % | Requested by The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 52 to recital 2 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 245 for, 392 against, 18 abstained Rejected | For 37 % | Requested by Greens |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 71, adding text after Article 19 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 192 for, 446 against, 4 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by ESN |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 67 to Article 14 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 307 for, 343 against, 9 abstained Rejected | For 47 % | Requested by Greens |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 51 to Article 14 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 195 for, 442 against, 6 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 66 to Article 14 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 304 for, 338 against, 16 abstained Rejected | For 46 % | Requested by Greens |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendments 64 + 88 (voted as one), adding text after Article 12 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 374 for, 277 against, 10 abstained Adopted | For 57 % | Requested by Greens, EPP |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 38, adding text after Article 12 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 275 for, 373 against, 11 abstained Rejected | For 42 % | Requested by The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 50 to Article 12 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 185 for, 452 against, 10 abstained Rejected | For 29 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendments 37 + 46 (voted as one) to Article 11 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 310 for, 341 against, 7 abstained Rejected | For 47 % | Requested by Patriots, The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendments 36 + 87 (voted as one) to Article 11 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 346 for, 304 against, 7 abstained Adopted | For 53 % | Requested by EPP, The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 45, adding text after Article 9 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 192 for, 442 against, 9 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | Requested by Patriots |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 77, adding text after Article 9 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 200 for, 434 against, 14 abstained Rejected | For 31 % | Requested by EPP, ECR |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 80 to Article 9 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 273 for, 374 against, 9 abstained Rejected | For 42 % | Requested by Members, EPP |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 35 to Article 9 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 248 for, 397 against, 10 abstained Rejected | For 38 % | Requested by The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendments 34 + 86 (voted as one) to Article 9 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 327 for, 312 against, 19 abstained Adopted | For 50 % | Requested by EPP, The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 85 to Article 9 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 283 for, 348 against, 26 abstained Rejected | For 43 % | Requested by EPP, The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 33 to Article 7 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 289 for, 355 against, 13 abstained Rejected | For 44 % | Requested by The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 62 to Article 7 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 294 for, 357 against, 8 abstained Rejected | For 45 % | Requested by Greens |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 84 to Article 6 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 288 for, 346 against, 26 abstained Rejected | For 44 % | Requested by EPP, The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 61 to Article 6 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 266 for, 365 against, 27 abstained Rejected | For 40 % | Requested by Greens |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 60 to Article 6 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 264 for, 366 against, 22 abstained Rejected | For 40 % | Requested by Greens |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 30 to Article 6 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 312 for, 344 against, 4 abstained Rejected | For 47 % | Requested by The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 29 to Article 5 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 269 for, 384 against, 5 abstained Rejected | For 41 % | Requested by The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 28 to Article 5 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 245 for, 393 against, 10 abstained Rejected | For 38 % | Requested by The Left |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Amendment 42 to Article 4 Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products | Amendment | 195 for, 432 against, 18 abstained Rejected | For 30 % | 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 several new EU laws, including trade safeguards, defence investment incentives, and agricultural subsidy reforms, while rejecting a proposal on consumer dispute resolution.
- Consumer dispute resolution: Parliament rejected the proposed update to EU rules on alternative dispute resolution for consumers, so the directive is not approved at this stage. Patriots and ESN backed it; The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP opposed.
- EU-Mercosur trade safeguards: Parliament adopted its position on a law to protect sensitive EU farm sectors from surges in agricultural imports from Mercosur countries. Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ESN backed it; The Left and Patriots opposed.
- Defence investment incentives: Parliament adopted its position on a law amending EU funding programmes to support defence technologies and military mobility under the ReArm Europe Plan. Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots backed it; The Left and ESN opposed.
- CAP subsidy amendments: Parliament adopted its position on changes to EU agricultural subsidy rules, covering conditionality, direct payments, and rural development. All groups backed it.
- Macro-financial assistance to Jordan: Parliament adopted its position on providing Jordan with up to EUR 500 million in loans to support economic stability. Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN backed it; The Left mostly abstained.
Connections
The part-session and what the day’s decisions touch.
Other sittings of the part-session
- Sitting Monday, 15 December 2025 Plenary sitting 15 Dec 2025
- Sitting Wednesday, 17 December 2025 Plenary sitting 17 Dec 2025
- Sitting Thursday, 18 December 2025 Plenary sitting 18 Dec 2025
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
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- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
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European Parliament (2025). “Sitting of Tuesday 16 December 2025”. Sitting, 16 December 2025. sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-16. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-12-16 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 16 December 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-16-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 16 December 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-16-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-16, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-12-16/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-sitting-2025-12-16,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Sitting of Tuesday 16 December 2025}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-12-16},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-12-16}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-12-16},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-16. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-16-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-16-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-16 (CC BY 4.0)}
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