Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Climate & environment
Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies
Passed by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 542
- Against
- 97
- Abstained
- 12
roll-call vote at 13:11 · 83% 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-10-2025-0134
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed law that would amend EU rules on battery due diligence policies for economic operators.§1: source passage in the text The position takes over the Commission's proposal, meaning Parliament agrees with the proposed changes.§1: source passage in the text Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter back if it makes substantial changes, and will forward its position to the Council, Commission, and national parliaments.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Against: The Left, Greens
- The Left Against 0 for, 37 against, 1 abstainedof 47
- Greens Against 0 for, 52 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 114 for, 3 against, 1 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 67 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 175 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 73 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 69 for, 0 against, 8 abstainedof 90
- ESN For 24 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 20 for, 4 against, 0 abstainedof 30
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
16 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (37 of 38). Abstained: 1
João Oliveira (Portugal)
S&D voted for (114 of 118). Against: 3, Abstained: 1
Javi López (Spain, against), Klára Dobrev (Hungary, abstained), Lara Wolters (Netherlands, against), Marc Angel (Luxembourg, against)
EPP voted for (175 of 176). Against: 1
Manuela Ripa (Germany)
Patriots voted for (69 of 77). Abstained: 8
Aldo Patriciello (Italy), Anna Maria Cisint (Italy), Isabella Tovaglieri (Italy), Paolo Borchia (Italy), Raffaele Stancanelli (Italy)
3 more from Patriots
Roberto Vannacci (Italy), Silvia Sardone (Italy), Susanna Ceccardi (Italy)
ESN voted for (24 of 26). Abstained: 2
Ivan David (Czechia), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (4 rejected) and 4 parts of the text voted on separately (4 rejected).