Plenary sitting, Tuesday, 11 March 2025
8 decisions: 8 adopted. 24 ballots in all, 9 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., between 12:56 and 13:03.
Tightest result: European Social Fund Plus post-2027 — adopted 432 to 155.
Parliament adopted positions on new EU laws and resolutions, covering Moldova's reform facility, the post-2027 social fund, research funding, and appointments to the bank resolution board.
New EU laws · 1
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Decision 1:Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova
Committee report by Siegfried Mureşan, Sven Mikser · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The Facility aims to support Moldova's reforms for sustainable growth, EU accession, and socio-economic convergence.
Adopted by a large majority 499 for · 117 against · 44 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by PfE and ESN.
Resolutions & reports · 6
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Decision 2:Verification of credentials
Committee report by Ilhan Kyuchyuk
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament verified the credentials of Members elected in the June 2024 European elections, declaring their mandates valid where national authorities had notified results and required declarations were made.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 643 for · 10 against · 15 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN.
Decision 3:European Social Fund Plus post-2027
Committee report by Marit Maij · 13 ballots, incl. 1 amendment
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text sets out Parliament's position on how the fund should be shaped, including a call to double its budget.
Adopted by a large majority 432 for · 155 against · 82 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 4:Assessment of the implementation of Horizon Europe in view of its interim evaluation and recommendations for the 10th Research Framework Programme
Committee report by Christian Ehler · 5 ballots, incl. 4 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The text calls for a simpler, science-driven programme with a budget of at least EUR 220 billion, and for putting researchers and innovators in the driving seat.
Adopted by a large majority 472 for · 75 against · 92 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by The Left and ESN; PfE mostly abstained.
Decision 5:Appointment of a member of the Single Resolution Board – Slavka Eley
Committee report
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The Single Resolution Board is the EU body that ensures orderly resolution of failing banks.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 539 for · 43 against · 37 abstainedSecret ballot, so how each group voted is not recorded.
Decision 6:Appointment of a member of the Single Resolution Board – Radek Urban
Committee report
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The decision follows a hearing and an evaluation of the candidate's credentials.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 562 for · 19 against · 67 abstainedSecret ballot, so how each group voted is not recorded.
Decision 7:Appointment of the Vice-Chair of the Single Resolution Board – Miguel Carcaño Saenz Cenzano
Committee report
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The Single Resolution Board handles the resolution of failing banks under the EU's Single Resolution Mechanism.
Adopted by an overwhelming majority 570 for · 46 against · 29 abstainedSecret ballot, so how each group voted is not recorded.
Parliamentary immunity · 1
Requests from national authorities to lift an MEP’s immunity so legal proceedings can go ahead, or from an MEP to defend it.
Decision 8:Request for the waiver of the immunity of Adam Bielan
Committee report
Adopted by show of hands, no counts recorded
✦ AI: one-sentence summaries written by an AI from the text voted on; the outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Each decision’s page shows every ballot, the full text and the procedure.
New here? How plenary voting works
- A sitting
- One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
- The ballots
- Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
- Who voted how
- Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
- Document & procedure
- Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
- Group badges
- How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).