Plenary session of 6–9 Oct, day 3 of 4
Wednesday 8 October 2025
10 decisions · 10 passed · 57 A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. · 13:40–14:03
AI:The day in brief
Parliament adopted positions on farm policy and employment guidelines, consented to a fisheries deal with Côte d'Ivoire, and blocked genetically modified maize.
Written by AI from the day's votes · counts are the official record · Report a problem
New EU laws · 3
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
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EU budget & funds, New EU law
Decision 1: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
Report by André Rodrigues · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 492 for · 111 against · 39 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The changes aim to simplify the common agricultural policy and make data sharing and payment suspensions more efficient.
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Agriculture, food & fisheries, New EU law
Decision 2:Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain
Report by Céline Imart · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 532 for · 78 against · 25 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The law amends EU regulations to improve farmers' bargaining power, for example by clarifying terms like 'fair' and 'equitable' and defining 'short supply chain'.
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Jobs, social affairs & equality, New EU law
Decision 3:Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
Report by Li Andersson · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Passed 412 for · 129 against · 98 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:Parliament asks the Council to notify it if the Council intends to depart from the text Parliament approved, and to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend that text.
International agreements & consent · 2
Treaties and agreements Parliament can only approve or refuse as a whole — no amendments are possible.
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Agriculture, food & fisheries, International agreement
Decision 4:EC-Côte d’Ivoire Fisheries Partnership Agreement – Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement for 2025-2029
Report by Ton Diepeveen · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
Consent given 520 for · 97 against · 12 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The Protocol sets an annual EU contribution of €740,000, with €305,000 for access rights and €435,000 for sectoral support, and authorizes 25 tuna purse seiners and 7 surface longliners to fish in Côte d’Ivoire’s waters.
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Foreign affairs, International agreement
Decision 5:Withdrawal of the European Union from the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG)
Report by Bernd Lange · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
Consent given 594 for · 38 against · 2 abstained by an overwhelming majority
Budget & emergency funds · 3
Budget decisions: the annual budget, amending budgets, solidarity and adjustment funds, and discharge (approving how a budget was spent).
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EU budget & funds, Budget decision
Decision 6:Draft amending budget No 2/2025: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure
Report by Victor Negrescu
Passed 479 for · 82 against · 77 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The draft amending budget No 2/2025 updates the revenue side of the EU budget, including own resources, and adjusts expenditure for certain items.
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Jobs, social affairs & equality, Budget decision
Decision 7:Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/002 DE/Goodyear 2 – Germany
Report by Olivier Chastel
Passed 577 for · 47 against · 15 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The money covers personalised services like retraining, career advice, job-search help and start-up grants for 915 targeted workers made redundant in the rubber and plastics sector.
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Jobs, social affairs & equality, Budget decision
Decision 8:Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2025/001 BE/BelGaN – Belgium
Report by Bogdan Rzońca
Passed 578 for · 47 against · 16 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The decision releases EU funding for personalised measures such as training, job-search assistance and outplacement for the 417 displaced workers.
Objections to Commission measures · 1
Parliament can object to technical rules the Commission adopts on its own. Against a delegated act an adopted objection is a veto; against most implementing measures (such as GMO authorisations) it is a call on the Commission to withdraw the measure, which is not legally binding.
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Agriculture, food & fisheries, Objection to a Commission measure
Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3) · implementing measure
Decision 9:Genetically modified maize DP51291
Motion for a resolution
Objection passed On the objection: 433 for · 166 against · 9 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:Parliament objected to a Commission draft decision that would have authorised selling food and feed made from genetically modified maize DP51291 in the EU.
Resolutions & reports · 1
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
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Foreign affairs, Resolution
Decision 10:EU political strategy on Latin America
Report by Davor Ivo Stier
Adopted 354 for · 195 against · 77 abstained by a clear majority
AI summary:The text calls for stronger diplomatic, economic and security ties, and highlights the Global Gateway initiative and the EU-Mercosur Agreement.