3New EU laws·decision 3 of 8 on Thursday, 22 May 2025
Granting equivalence to Moldova and Ukraine for field inspections and seed production
Committee report by Veronika Vrecionová · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · voted 12:18–12:19
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
The proposal updates EU rules on recognising field inspections and seed production in Moldova and Ukraine as equivalent to EU standards. Parliament adopted its position, supporting the Commission's proposal with two technical amendments on inspections. The amendments aim to ensure products entering the single market fully comply with EU production requirements.
How the vote unfolded · 5 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (3 rejected).
Roll call requested by PfE.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 5 ballots in voting order
1.Amendment 312:18A10-0043/2025 - Veronika Vrecionová - Rejet - Am 3A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
2.Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectivelyAmendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
3.Amendment 4, adding text after recital 1112:18A10-0043/2025 - Veronika Vrecionová - Après le considérant 11 - Am 4A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
4.Amendment 5, adding text after recital 1112:19A10-0043/2025 - Veronika Vrecionová - Après le considérant 11 - Am 5A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
5.Final vote12:19A10-0043/2025 - Veronika Vrecionová - Proposition de la Commission
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).
Codes in ballot labels
Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another., taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.; *** — Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.; * — Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Lapsed — Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.