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Parliament rejects the resolution on its 2025 budget position

Four laws, six budget decisions and three resolutions over four days.

AI:The session in brief

Parliament backed a loan mechanism for Ukraine using frozen Russian assets and approved several budget items, but rejected the 2025 EU budget. It also adopted employment guidelines and resolutions on Azerbaijan and China.1: Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine2: General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections3: Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States4: Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia5: People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around Taiwan The week's decisions included approving amending budgets, a globalisation fund for Belgian workers, and a discharge for the Council, while rejecting agenda requests and adopting a resolution on medical devices.6: Draft amending budget No 2/2024: entering the surplus of the financial year 20237: Draft amending budget No 4/2024: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to some decentralised agencies8: Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2024/001 BE/Match-Smatch9: 2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and Council10: Tuesday’s agenda – Request by the Verts/ALE Group11: Tuesday’s agenda – Request by the Renew Group12: Urgent need to revise the Medical Devices Regulation

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Top stories

EU budget & funds, Budget decision

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections

Committee report

Resolution rejected On the resolution that accompanies the budget position: 233 for · 360 against · 59 abstained by a clear majority

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

AI summary:The Parliament's resolution had called for a people-centred budget with investments in areas like public health, housing, and the environment, and for support to Ukraine and agriculture.

Part of: Annual budget procedure · 4 decisions this session

Related this session

  1. Jobs, social affairs & equality, New EU law

    Top story 2:Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States

    Committee report ·

    Passed 444 for · 179 against · 20 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The adopted text approves the Commission proposal as amended, meaning the guidelines will reflect Parliament's requested changes.

  2. Foreign affairs, New EU law

    Top story 3:Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine

    Report by Karin Karlsbro ·

    Passed 518 for · 56 against · 61 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The proposal establishes the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism to help Ukraine repay loans of up to €45 billion using windfall profits from frozen Russian assets.

  3. Transport & tourism, New EU law

    Top story 4:Implementation of the Single European Sky (recast)

    Committee report ·

    Approved without a vote Decided by show of hands: no count recorded.

    AI summary:The regulation updates the Single European Sky framework to make air navigation services and network management contribute to climate neutrality.

  4. EU budget & funds, Budget decision

    Top story 5:2022 discharge: EU general budget – European Council and Council

    Report by Jonas Sjöstedt

    Passed 431 for · 131 against · 83 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:Parliament calls on the Council to cooperate in the discharge procedure and to follow up on its recommendations.

Also decided

Tuesday 22 October

Wednesday 23 October

Thursday 24 October

and 2 agenda votes

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