Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Climate & environment
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measures
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 464
- Against
- 50
- Abstained
- 159
roll-call vote at 13:14 · 69% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Mohammed Chahim · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2026-0201
AI:What this decision does
The Commission proposal would extend the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from 1 January 2028 to selected steel- and aluminium-intensive downstream products, and add measures against avoidance behaviour such as enhanced reporting, traceability and stronger powers on misdeclaration.§2: source passage in the text Parliament adopted its position on this law at first reading, which sets out the changes MEPs want to the proposal before it can be agreed with the Council.§1: source passage in the text Parliament also calls on the Commission to refer the matter to it again if the proposal is replaced or substantially amended, and instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Abstained: ECR, ESN; Divided: Patriots
- The Left For 38 for, 1 against, 1 abstainedof 44
- Greens For 50 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 53
- S&D For 121 for, 0 against, 5 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 66 for, 0 against, 7 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 169 for, 1 against, 7 abstainedof 184
- ECR Abstained 4 for, 7 against, 67 abstainedof 84
- Patriots Divided 6 for, 28 against, 41 abstainedof 85
- ESN Abstained 0 for, 7 against, 20 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 10 for, 6 against, 11 abstainedof 28
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
40 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (38 of 40). Against: 1, Abstained: 1
João Oliveira (Portugal, against), Marc Botenga (Belgium, abstained)
S&D voted for (121 of 126). Abstained: 5
Alex Agius Saliba (Malta), Claire Fita (France), Daniel Attard (Malta), Eric Sargiacomo (France), Thomas Bajada (Malta)
Renew voted for (66 of 73). Abstained: 7
Andreas Glück (Germany), Ciaran Mullooly (Ireland), Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Germany), Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Germany), Michael Mcnamara (Ireland)
2 more from Renew
Moritz Körner (Germany), Svenja Hahn (Germany)
EPP voted for (169 of 177). Against: 1, Abstained: 7
Alexander Bernhuber (Austria, abstained), Angelika Winzig (Austria, abstained), David Casa (Malta, abstained), Jüri Ratas (Estonia, against), Peter Agius (Malta, abstained)
3 more from EPP
Reinhold Lopatka (Austria, abstained), Riho Terras (Estonia, abstained), Sophia Kircher (Austria, abstained)
ECR abstained (67 of 78). For: 4, Against: 7
Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Cristian Terheş (Romania, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Elena Donazzan (Italy, for)
6 more from ECR
Elena Yoncheva (Bulgaria, for), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, against), Galato Alexandraki (Greece, against), Joachim Stanisław Brudziński (Poland, for), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Mariateresa Vivaldini (Italy, for)
ESN abstained (20 of 27). Against: 7
Ivan David (Czechia), Marcin Sypniewski (Poland), Milan Mazurek (Slovakia), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia), Roberto Vannacci (Italy)
2 more from ESN
Stanisław Tyszka (Poland), Tomasz Froelich (Germany)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 17 amendments (5 adopted, 12 rejected) and 36 parts of the text voted on separately (14 adopted, 4 rejected, 18 lapsed). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.