Plenary sitting, Wednesday, 26 November 2025
11 decisions: 9 adopted, 2 rejected. 215 ballots in all, 106 by A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published., between 12:07 and 12:52.
Tightest result: Access to finance for SMEs and scale-ups — adopted 360 to 298.
The European Parliament adopted new laws on deforestation, investment, and central bank statistics, and rejected objections to two Commission measures, shaping EU policy on trade, finance, and data.
New EU laws · 3
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Decision 1:Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders
Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 91 ballots, incl. 34 amendments
Adopted by a clear majority 402 for · 250 against · 8 abstainedBacked by PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D and Renew.
Decision 2:Increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under the InvestEU Regulation and simplifying reporting requirements
Committee report by Aura Salla, Irene Tinagli · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · 9 ballots
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The changes aim to improve access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises, reduce administrative burdens, and support EU priorities like innovation, green and digital transitions, and defence.
Adopted by a large majority 519 for · 65 against · 73 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by ESN; The Left and PfE mostly abstained.
Decision 3:Collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank
Committee report by Aurore Lalucq · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The position approves the draft as amended, aiming to safeguard confidential data and align with EU data protection law.
Adopted by a large majority 521 for · 110 against · 35 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by PfE and ESN.
Budget & emergency funds · 1
Budget decisions: the annual budget, amending budgets, solidarity and adjustment funds, and discharge (approving how a budget was spent).
Decision 4:Draft amending budget No 3/2025: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updates
Committee report by Victor Negrescu · 10 ballots, incl. 5 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The adopted budget increases payment appropriations by EUR 2.52 billion and commitment appropriations by EUR 123.7 million, while incorporating additional revenues from fines and customs duties.
Adopted by a large majority 519 for · 99 against · 45 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by PfE and ESN.
Objections to Commission measures · 2
Parliament can object to technical rules the Commission adopts on its own. Against a delegated act an adopted objection is a veto; against most implementing measures (such as GMO authorisations) it is a call on the Commission to withdraw the measure, which is not legally binding.
Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act
Decision 5:Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 as regards the definition of prohibited weapons
Motion for a resolution · 5 ballots
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The Commission adopted a delegated regulation that changes the definition of prohibited weapons used to decide which companies can be excluded from EU Paris-aligned Benchmarks and EU Climate Transition Benchmarks.
Rejected by a clear majority 88 for · 388 against · 184 abstainedBacked by The Left and ESN; opposed by Renew, PPE, ECR and PfE; Verts/ALE and S&D mostly abstained.
Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act
Decision 6:Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2429 as regards origin labelling for fruit and vegetables originating in the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara
Motion for a resolution · 10 ballots
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The resolution had objected that the labelling could mislead consumers about the true origin, contrary to EU food information rules.
Rejected for lack of an absolute majority (361 votes needed) 359 for · 188 against · 76 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and ECR; opposed by PPE, PfE and ESN.
Resolutions & reports · 5
Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.
Decision 7:2026 budgetary procedure: joint text
Committee report by Andrzej Halicki, Matjaž Nemec
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. This adoption makes the budget Parliament's official position, confirming the joint statement with the Council and noting the Commission's statement.
Adopted by a large majority 419 for · 185 against · 53 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Decision 8:EU’s diplomatic strategy and geopolitical cooperation in the Arctic
Committee report by Urmas Paet · 25 ballots, incl. 2 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 security-oriented EU strategy, anchored in international law, to keep the Arctic peaceful and governed by sustainable principles.
Adopted by a large majority 510 for · 75 against · 80 abstainedBacked by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and ECR; opposed by ESN; The Left and PfE mostly abstained.
Decision 9:Protection of minors online
Committee report by Christel Schaldemose · 24 ballots, incl. 6 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 enforcing existing EU digital rules, tackling addictive design and manipulative practices, and considering new legislation to close regulatory gaps.
Adopted by a large majority 483 for · 92 against · 86 abstainedBacked by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew, PPE and PfE; opposed by ECR and ESN.
Decision 10:Access to finance for SMEs and scale-ups
Committee report by Jorge Martín Frías · 2 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 calls for reducing regulatory burdens, fostering private investment, and closing the late-stage financing gap to help European firms grow and stay in the Union.
Adopted by a small majority 360 for · 298 against · 8 abstainedBacked by PPE, ECR, PfE and ESN; opposed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D and Renew.
Decision 11:Protecting EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms: the case of child-like sex dolls, weapons and other illegal products and material
Motion for a resolution · 37 ballots, incl. 18 amendments
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. Parliament adopted the text as its official position, condemning the availability of such goods on SHEIN and stressing that these practices breach EU law and threaten consumers and minors.
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).