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., Climate & environment
Simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed concerning environmentally sustainable activities and simplification of certain technical screening criteria for determining whether economic activities cause no significant harm to environmental objectives
Objection failed by a clear majority
The objection failed — the Commission measure goes ahead.
On the objection:
- For
- 230
- Against
- 402
- Abstained
- 28
roll-call vote at 12:28 · 35% of votes cast were for the objection
Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act Motion for a resolution · Motion B-10-2025-0566
AI:What this decision does
The Commission's delegated regulation simplifies reporting on environmentally sustainable activities and the technical screening criteria for the 'do no significant harm' principle.§1: source passage in the text Parliament rejected the objection, so the Commission measure goes ahead as planned. The regulation narrows the scope of substances of very high concern covered and introduces a materiality threshold for reporting.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D; Against: Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 42 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 48 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 126 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew Against 0 for, 53 against, 15 abstainedof 75
- EPP Against 2 for, 166 against, 5 abstainedof 193
- ECR Against 0 for, 75 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Against 5 for, 73 against, 0 abstainedof 87
- ESN Against 0 for, 24 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 7 for, 11 against, 8 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
27 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Renew voted against (53 of 68). Abstained: 15
Anna Stürgkh (Austria), Brigitte van den Berg (Netherlands), Eugen Tomac (Romania), Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (Netherlands), Helmut Brandstätter (Austria)
10 more from Renew
Irena Joveva (Slovenia), Ľubica Karvašová (Slovakia), Lucia Yar (Slovakia), Ľudovít Ódor (Slovakia), Martin Hojsík (Slovakia), Michal Wiezik (Slovakia), Raquel García Hermida-Van der Walle (Netherlands), Sigrid Friis (Denmark), Stine Bosse (Denmark), Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová (Slovakia)
EPP voted against (166 of 173). For: 2, Abstained: 5
Alexander Bernhuber (Austria, abstained), Angelika Winzig (Austria, abstained), Inese Vaidere (Latvia, for), Lukas Mandl (Austria, abstained), Reinhold Lopatka (Austria, abstained)
2 more from EPP
Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland, for), Sophia Kircher (Austria, abstained)
Patriots voted against (73 of 78). For: 5
Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria), Georg Mayer (Austria), Gerald Hauser (Austria), Petra Steger (Austria), Roman Haider (Austria)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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