Plenary session of 20–23 Oct, day 2 of 4
Tuesday 21 October 2025
12 decisions · 9 passed · 1 failed · 2 without a final vote · 24 A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. · 13:17–13:33
AI:The day in brief
Parliament adopted its positions on five new EU laws, covering chemicals oversight, data protection enforcement, and political party funding, all backed by broad majorities.
Written by AI from the day's votes · counts are the official record · Report a problem
New EU laws · 10
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
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Climate & environment, New EU law
Decision 1:Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals
Report by Dimitris Tsiodras · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 469 for · 126 against · 50 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The law aims to strengthen the knowledge base on chemicals, facilitate data exchange between regulatory bodies, and streamline assessments while ensuring early detection of emerging risks.
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Climate & environment, New EU law
Decision 2:Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals
Report by Dimitris Tsiodras · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 471 for · 123 against · 48 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The proposed law would create a common EU data platform on chemicals, making the data findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable, and set up a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals.
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Climate & environment, New EU law
Decision 3:Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency
Report by Dimitris Tsiodras · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 477 for · 93 against · 76 abstained by a large majority
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Digital, AI & data, New EU law
Decision 4:General Data Protection Regulation: additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the Regulation
Report by Markéta Gregorová · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 533 for · 43 against · 68 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The rules aim to streamline cross-border procedures, clarify rights of parties, and introduce deadlines for legal certainty.
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New EU law
Decision 5:Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations
Report by Loránt Vincze, Charles Goerens · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 446 for · 162 against · 35 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The text updates rules on funding sources, reporting, and transparency for these bodies ahead of the 2024 European elections.
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Climate & environment, New EU law
Decision 6:Monitoring framework for resilient European forests
Report by Emma Wiesner, Eric Sargiacomo · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Rejected outright On the motion to reject the text: 370 for · 264 against · 9 abstained by a clear majority
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Climate & environment, New EU law
Decision 7:Standing Forest and Forestry Expert Group
Report by Emma Wiesner, Pekka Toveri · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Passed 327 for · 256 against · 58 abstained by a small majority
AI summary:The adopted text includes amendments to the committee's tasks and structure, aiming to improve its functioning.
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Climate & environment, New EU law
Decision 8:Dates of application and transitional provisions for chemical products
Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Urgent procedure agreed Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.
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Transport & tourism, New EU law
Decision 9:Driving licences
Committee report · Parliament’s vote on the Council’s position on a proposed law, after the first reading.
Approved without a vote Approved without a vote — nobody moved to reject or amend the Council’s position, so nothing was counted.
AI summary:The directive updates EU rules on driving licences, introducing mutually recognised EU mobile driving licences and clarifying minimum age requirements.
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Transport & tourism, New EU law
Decision 10:Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications
Committee report · Parliament’s vote on the Council’s position on a proposed law, after the first reading.
Approved without a vote Approved without a vote — nobody moved to reject or amend the Council’s position, so nothing was counted.
AI summary:The text establishes an EU system for sharing information and recognising driving disqualifications across member states for major offences such as drink or drug driving, excessive speeding, or causing death or serious injury.
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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Digital, AI & data, Resolution
Decision 11:A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition
Report by David Cormand
Adopted 505 for · 62 against · 47 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The text calls for a mandatory digital product passport for all goods, including second-hand items, to give consumers and authorities clearer information.
Other decisions · 1
Elections, appointments and internal decisions of the Parliament.
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EU institutions & Parliament, Other decision
Decision 12:Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions – 2027
No single final vote: only amendments or parts of the text were voted on.