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Plenary session of 20–23 Oct, day 4 of 4

Thursday 23 October 2025

9 decisions · 7 passed · 2 failed · 70 · 13:03–13:28

AI:The day in brief

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.

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.

  1. Climate & environment, New EU law

    Decision 1:Dates of application and transitional provisions for chemical products

    Passed 441 for · 108 against · 11 abstained by a large majority

  2. Climate & environment, New EU law

    Decision 2:Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law)

    Report by Martin Hojsík ·

    Passed On the motion to reject the Council’s position: 220 for · 341 against · 10 abstained by a clear majority

    AI summary:The rejection was based on the committee's recommendation for second reading.

  3. Climate & environment, New EU law

    Decision 3:Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution

    Committee report ·

    Approved without a vote Approved without a vote — nobody moved to reject or amend the Council’s position, so nothing was counted.

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.

  1. Economy & single market, Objection to a Commission measure

    Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act

    Decision 4:InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defence

    Motion for a resolution

    Objection failed On the objection: 124 for · 401 against · 41 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The Commission delegated regulation of 28 August 2025 broadens the definition of eligible strategic investments under the InvestEU Fund to include more defence technologies and products for military use, and extends eligibility to entities in associated countries or controlled by non-associated countries under certain conditions.

Resolutions & reports · 5

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

  1. Climate & environment, Resolution

    Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act

    Decision 5:Specifying a methodology for assessing greenhouse gas emissions savings from low-carbon fuels

    Motion for a resolution

    Objection failed On the objection: 175 for · 374 against · 25 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The resolution had called on the Commission to withdraw the regulation and submit a new one by mid-2026 with revised rules.

  2. Foreign affairs, Resolution

    Decision 6:Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit

    Motion for a resolution

    Adopted 367 for · 98 against · 113 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The text calls for making the fight against illegal migration a priority, negotiating readmission agreements with African Union member states, and linking development funds to cooperation on returns.

  3. Climate & environment, Resolution

    Decision 7:UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30)

    Motion for a resolution

    Adopted Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.

    AI summary:The text calls for ambitious climate action, including implementing the Paris Agreement and scaling up finance for developing countries.

  4. Climate & environment, Resolution

    Decision 8:Key objectives for the CITES COP20 meeting in Uzbekistan

    Motion for a resolution

    Adopted Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.

    AI summary:The text calls for stronger protection of species like sharks, elephants, and eels, and for tackling wildlife crime and corruption linked to illegal trade.

  5. Economy & single market, Resolution

    Decision 9:Audiovisual Media Services Directive obligations in the transatlantic dialogue

    Motion for a resolution

    Adopted Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.

    AI summary:The resolution stresses that the directive's measures are legitimate regulation in the public interest, safeguarding cultural diversity and protecting freedom of expression, media pluralism and democratic values.