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Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 as regards the definition of prohibited weapons
Objection failed by a clear majority
The objection failed — the Commission measure goes ahead.
On the objection:
- For
- 88
- Against
- 388
- Abstained
- 184
roll-call vote at 12:49 · 13% of votes cast were for the objection
Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0502
AI:What this decision does
The Commission adopted a delegated regulation that changes the definition of prohibited weapons used to decide which companies can be excluded from EU Paris-aligned Benchmarks and EU Climate Transition Benchmarks.§1: source passage in the text Parliament rejected its own objection, so the Commission measure goes ahead and the new definition applies. The objection had asked Parliament to block the delegated regulation and to call on the Commission to submit a new delegated act excluding companies active in nuclear weapons, depleted uranium and certain weapons covered by the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, ESN; Against: Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Abstained: Greens, S&D
- The Left For 38 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 46
- Greens Abstained 6 for, 0 against, 45 abstainedof 54
- S&D Abstained 3 for, 5 against, 118 abstainedof 137
- Renew Against 5 for, 61 against, 1 abstainedof 75
- EPP Against 1 for, 173 against, 2 abstainedof 193
- ECR Against 1 for, 70 against, 2 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Against 7 for, 68 against, 6 abstainedof 87
- ESN For 16 for, 3 against, 3 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 11 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
46 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (38 of 39). Abstained: 1
Merja Kyllönen (Finland)
Greens abstained (45 of 51). For: 6
Ana Miranda Paz (Spain), Benedetta Scuderi (Italy), Cristina Guarda (Italy), Diana Riba I Giner (Spain), Leoluca Orlando (Italy)
1 more from Greens
Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain)
S&D abstained (118 of 126). For: 3, Against: 5
Cecilia Strada (Italy, for), Christel Schaldemose (Denmark, against), Leire Pajín (Spain, for), Marco Tarquinio (Italy, for), Marianne Vind (Denmark, against)
3 more from S&D
Marina Kaljurand (Estonia, against), Nils Ušakovs (Latvia, against), Sven Mikser (Estonia, against)
Renew voted against (61 of 67). For: 5, Abstained: 1
Barry Andrews (Ireland, for), Barry Cowen (Ireland, for), Billy Kelleher (Ireland, for), Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (Ireland, for), Irena Joveva (Slovenia, abstained)
1 more from Renew
Michael Mcnamara (Ireland, for)
EPP voted against (173 of 176). For: 1, Abstained: 2
Loránt Vincze (Romania, for), Loucas Fourlas (Cyprus, abstained), Michalis Hadjipantela (Cyprus, abstained)
ECR voted against (70 of 73). For: 1, Abstained: 2
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Galato Alexandraki (Greece, abstained), Waldemar Buda (Poland, for)
Patriots voted against (68 of 81). For: 7, Abstained: 6
Anna Maria Cisint (Italy, abstained), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria, for), Georg Mayer (Austria, for), Gerald Hauser (Austria, for), Harald Vilimsky (Austria, for)
8 more from Patriots
Isabella Tovaglieri (Italy, abstained), Jordan Bardella (France, for), Paolo Borchia (Italy, abstained), Petra Steger (Austria, for), Raffaele Stancanelli (Italy, abstained), Roberto Vannacci (Italy, abstained), Roman Haider (Austria, for), Susanna Ceccardi (Italy, abstained)
ESN voted for (16 of 22). Against: 3, Abstained: 3
Alexander Jungbluth (Germany, against), Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik (Poland, against), Ivan David (Czechia, abstained), Marcin Sypniewski (Poland, against), Mary Khan (Germany, abstained)
1 more from ESN
Petras Gražulis (Lithuania, abstained)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 rejected).