Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Climate & environment
Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 564
- Against
- 20
- Abstained
- 12
roll-call vote at 12:09 · 95% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Antonio Decaro · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0085
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposal to simplify and strengthen the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which sets a carbon price on certain imports into the EU.§1: source passage in the text The proposal introduces a de minimis exemption for imports below 50 tonnes, relieving around 90% of importers from CBAM obligations while keeping about 99% of embedded emissions covered.§12: source passage in the text It also streamlines the authorisation process for declarants, simplifies emission calculation procedures, and improves the management of CBAM-related financial liabilities.§12: source passage in the text Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal, and instructs its President to forward the position to the Council, Commission, and national parliaments.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 27 for, 8 against, 3 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 45 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 104 for, 2 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 64 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 155 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 68 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 80
- Patriots For 58 for, 6 against, 6 abstainedof 90
- ESN For 25 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 18 for, 3 against, 2 abstainedof 29
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
27 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (27 of 38). Against: 8, Abstained: 3
Anthony Smith (France, against), Arash Saeidi (France, against), Damien Carême (France, against), Emma Fourreau (France, against), João Oliveira (Portugal, abstained)
6 more from The Left
Leila Chaibi (France, against), Manon Aubry (France, against), Marc Botenga (Belgium, abstained), Marina Mesure (France, against), Özlem Demirel (Germany, abstained), Rima Hassan (France, against)
S&D voted for (104 of 106). Against: 2
Chloé Ridel (France), Nicolás González Casares (Spain)
EPP voted for (155 of 156). Against: 1
Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland)
ECR voted for (68 of 69). Abstained: 1
Geadis Geadi (Cyprus)
Patriots voted for (58 of 70). Against: 6, Abstained: 6
Aldo Patriciello (Italy, abstained), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria, against), Georg Mayer (Austria, against), Gerald Hauser (Austria, against), Harald Vilimsky (Austria, against)
7 more from Patriots
Isabella Tovaglieri (Italy, abstained), Paolo Borchia (Italy, abstained), Petra Steger (Austria, against), Roberto Vannacci (Italy, abstained), Roman Haider (Austria, against), Silvia Sardone (Italy, abstained), Susanna Ceccardi (Italy, abstained)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 17 amendments (17 rejected) and 10 parts of the text voted on separately (10 rejected). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.