Sitting · Plenary
Wednesday 17 December 2025
- Date
- Wednesday 17 December 2025
- Decisions
- 12 decisions: 9 passed, 1 did not pass, 2 without a final vote
- Votes
- 134 votes · 54 roll calls
More facts (5)
- Voting time
- 12:22–12:47
- Amendments
- 6
- Previous sitting
- Tuesday 16 December 2025
- Next sitting
- Thursday 18 December 2025
Numbered as on the sitting’s record, by kind of decision.
| No. | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.1 | Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept Committee report by Lena Düpont | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Negotiating mandate approved | 384 for, 237 against, 31 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.2 | Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level Committee report by Alessandro Ciriani | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Negotiating mandate approved | 396 for, 202 against, 56 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.3 | Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies Committee report by Inese Vaidere, Ville Niinistö | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Passed | 500 for, 120 against, 32 abstained roll call | Votes48 |
| No.4 | Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders | KindNew laws · 1st reading | Passed | 405 for, 242 against, 8 abstained roll call | Votes2 |
| No.5 | European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC) Committee report by Borys Budka | KindNew laws · Consultation | Passed | 604 for, 37 against, 18 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.6 | EU/Jordan Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for the participation of Jordan in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) Committee report by Paolo Borchia | KindConsent · Consent procedure | Consent given | 627 for, 13 against, 5 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.7 | Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act Simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed concerning environmentally sustainable activities and simplification of certain technical screening criteria for determining whether economic activities cause no significant harm to environmental objectives Motion for a resolution | KindObjections | Objection failed | 230 for, 402 against, 28 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.8 | Military Mobility Committee report by Petras Auštrevičius, Roberts Zīle | KindResolutions | Adopted | 493 for, 127 against, 38 abstained roll call | Votes1 |
| No.9 | European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs Committee report by Christophe Gomart | KindResolutions | Adopted | 425 for, 120 against, 96 abstained roll call | Votes3 |
| No.10 | Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work Committee report by Andrzej Buła | KindResolutions | Adopted | 480 for, 83 against, 94 abstained roll call | Votes21 |
| No.11 | European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ Motion for a resolution | KindResolutions | Adopted | 358 for, 202 against, 79 abstained roll call | Votes53 |
| No.12 | Appointment of the Executive Director of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) | KindOther | Appointment approved | 601 for, 26 against, 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole (B10-0558/2025) European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ | Final | 358 for, 202 against, 79 abstained Adopted | For 56 % | Requested by Renew, Greens, S&D |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole (B10-0557/2025) European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ | Final | 241 for, 356 against, 48 abstained Rejected | For 37 % | Requested by Renew, Greens, S&D |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work | Final | 451 for, 45 against, 153 abstained Adopted | For 69 % | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work | Final | 480 for, 83 against, 94 abstained Adopted | For 73 % | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work | Final | 472 for, 74 against, 108 abstained Adopted | For 72 % | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote — text as a whole European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs | Final | 425 for, 120 against, 96 abstained Adopted | For 66 % | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Military Mobility | Final | 493 for, 127 against, 38 abstained Adopted | For 75 % | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote on the motion for a resolution Simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed concerning environmentally sustainable activities and simplification of certain technical screening criteria for determining whether economic activities cause no significant harm to environmental objectives | Final | 230 for, 402 against, 28 abstained Rejected | For 35 % | Requested by The Left, Greens |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote on the draft Council decision EU/Jordan Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: terms and conditions for the participation of Jordan in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) | Final | 627 for, 13 against, 5 abstained Adopted | For 97 % | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC) | Final | 604 for, 37 against, 18 abstained Adopted | For 92 % |
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| Date | Vote | Kind | Result | For | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders | Final | 405 for, 242 against, 8 abstained Adopted | For 62 % | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Final vote on the provisional agreement Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies | Final | 500 for, 120 against, 32 abstained Adopted | For 77 % | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level | Final | 396 for, 202 against, 56 abstained Adopted | For 61 % | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Decision to open negotiations with the Council Final vote Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept | Final | 384 for, 237 against, 31 abstained Adopted | For 59 % |
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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
The European Parliament adopted positions on several new EU laws, including asylum procedures, energy security, deforestation, and AI infrastructure, as well as resolutions on defence and digitalisation.
- Safe third country concept: Parliament backed a law making the 'safe third country' concept more flexible in asylum procedures, including optional connection requirements and changed appeal rules. EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN supported it; The Left, Greens, S&D and Renew opposed.
- Safe countries of origin list: MEPs approved a Union-level list of safe countries of origin, allowing faster asylum procedures for applicants from those countries. EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN voted for; The Left, Greens and S&D against, Renew mostly abstained.
- Russian gas phase-out: Parliament adopted a regulation to phase out Russian natural gas imports and improve monitoring of energy dependencies. The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR backed it; Patriots and ESN opposed.
- Deforestation Regulation obligations: Parliament set its position on simplifying certain obligations for operators and traders under the Deforestation Regulation. EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN supported; The Left, Greens, S&D and Renew opposed.
- EuroHPC AI Gigafactories: MEPs approved changes to the EuroHPC rules to support setting up AI Gigafactories for frontier AI models. Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN backed it; The Left opposed.
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 Tuesday, 16 December 2025 Plenary sitting 16 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.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Sitting of Wednesday 17 December 2025”. Sitting, 17 December 2025. sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-17. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-12-17?vkind=final (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 December 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 December 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-12-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-sitting-2025-12-17,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Sitting of Wednesday 17 December 2025}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-12-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-12-17?vkind=final}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/sittings/2025-12-17?vkind=final},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Sitting. sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-17. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}