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Market stability reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): ceasing the invalidation of allowances

Passed by a clear majority

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

For
367
Against
240
Abstained
59

roll-call vote at 13:24 · 55% of votes cast in favour

Committee report by Pierfrancesco Maran · · Report A-10-2026-0230

AI:What this decision does

The proposal concerns a decision amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 so that allowances in the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) would no longer be invalidated.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text Parliament adopted its position at first reading on this law, which means MEPs have set out where they stand and will need to agree with the Council before the law is final.§1: source passage in the text The committee report leaves the Commission's proposal unchanged, but its explanatory statement says this is not a substantive position and that a definitive view would be premature before the wider ETS review expected in mid-July 2026.§2: source passage in the text Parliament 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 national parliaments.§1: source passage in the text

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How the groups voted

For: S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: ECR, Patriots, ESN; Divided: The Left, Greens

  • The Left Divided 9 for, 7 against, 23 abstainedof 44
  • Greens Divided 8 for, 13 against, 28 abstainedof 53
  • S&D For 114 for, 14 against, 0 abstainedof 135
  • Renew For 64 for, 9 against, 0 abstainedof 78
  • EPP For 139 for, 36 against, 1 abstainedof 184
  • ECR Against 17 for, 58 against, 1 abstainedof 84
  • Patriots Against 6 for, 66 against, 2 abstainedof 85
  • ESN Against 2 for, 23 against, 1 abstainedof 27
  • No group not a group 8 for, 14 against, 3 abstainedof 28

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A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.

Did not vote with their group

89 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).

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How it got here

A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first. Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (2 adopted, 1 rejected) and 2 parts of the text voted on separately (1 adopted, 1 lapsed). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.

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