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Parliament sets its position on bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement as three farm and food laws advance

14 laws, four objections, 11 resolutions and six other decisions over four days.

AI:The session in brief

Parliament adopted positions on laws to protect EU agriculture from Mercosur imports, boost defence investment, adjust farm subsidies, and aid Jordan, while rejecting a consumer dispute resolution update.1: Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products2: Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan3: Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties4: Providing macro-financial assistance to Jordan5: Amending the Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes It also backed simplifying corporate sustainability rules and blocked a genetically modified maize authorisation, among other decisions on budgets, immunity, and external relations.6: Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements7: Genetically modified maize NK6038: Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt – Sweden9: Request for the waiver of the immunity of Alessandra Moretti10: Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia Later days saw votes on safe country rules, energy independence, deforestation, defence readiness, and resolutions on human rights and rule of law.11: Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept12: Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies13: Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders14: European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs15: Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime

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Agriculture, food & fisheries, New EU law

Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products

Report by Gabriel Mato ·

Passed 431 for · 161 against · 70 abstained by a large majority

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

AI summary:The law aims to protect sensitive EU agricultural sectors by allowing swift, proportionate measures when imports from Mercosur countries cause or threaten serious injury to EU producers.

  1. Economy & single market, New EU law

    Top story 2:Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements

    Report by Jörgen Warborn ·

    Passed 428 for · 218 against · 17 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The proposal aims to simplify and reduce the burden on EU enterprises, while maintaining human rights and environmental standards.

    Part of: EU competitiveness · 2 decisions this session

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  2. Energy, New EU law

    Top story 3:Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies

    Report by Inese Vaidere, Ville Niinistö ·

    Passed 500 for · 120 against · 32 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The regulation would also amend Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 on security of gas supply, and the Parliament's position includes amendments to the Commission's proposal.

    Part of: Russia's war against Ukraine · 2 decisions this session

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  3. Economy & single market, New EU law

    Top story 4:Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan

    Report by Rihards Kols ·

    Passed 519 for · 119 against · 25 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The law amends several EU funding programmes to support defence technologies, dual-use research, and military mobility, without creating new instruments.

    Part of: EU defence readiness · 3 decisions this session

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  4. Climate & environment, New EU law

    Top story 5:Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders

    Passed 405 for · 242 against · 8 abstained by a clear majority

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