Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law., Agriculture, food & fisheries
Ensuring faster registration and uptake of biological control agents
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 590
- Against
- 28
- Abstained
- 32
roll-call vote at 12:42 · 91% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Alexander Bernhuber, Anna Strolenberg · Report A-10-2025-0234
AI:What this decision does
The text addresses the need to accelerate the authorisation process for biological plant protection products in the EU.§2: source passage in the text Parliament adopted the text as its official position, calling for a harmonised framework with a clear EU-wide definition of biological control and tailored risk-assessment methods.§2: source passage in the text It also asks for better use of mutual recognition between member states and adequate resources for EFSA and national authorities.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Divided: The Left
- The Left Divided 7 for, 19 against, 10 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 121 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 67 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 173 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 67 for, 1 against, 4 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 67 for, 0 against, 12 abstainedof 87
- ESN For 23 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 15 for, 8 against, 6 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
17 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
ECR voted for (67 of 72). Against: 1, Abstained: 4
Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, abstained), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, abstained), Dick Erixon (Sweden, abstained), Giuseppe Milazzo (Italy, against), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, abstained)
Patriots voted for (67 of 79). Abstained: 12
Anna Maria Cisint (Italy), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria), Harald Vilimsky (Austria)
7 more from Patriots
Isabella Tovaglieri (Italy), Paolo Borchia (Italy), Petra Steger (Austria), Raffaele Stancanelli (Italy), Roberto Vannacci (Italy), Roman Haider (Austria), Susanna Ceccardi (Italy)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted).