5Objections to Commission measures·decision 5 of 11 on Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act
Amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 as regards the definition of prohibited weapons
Motion for a resolution · voted at 12:49
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.
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. Parliament rejected its own objection, so the Commission measure goes ahead and the new definition applies. The objection had asked Parliament to block the delegated regulation and to call on the Commission to submit a new delegated act excluding companies active in nuclear weapons, depleted uranium and certain weapons covered by the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.
How the vote unfolded · 5 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 rejected).
Roll call requested by The Left · split votes by The Left (B10-0501/2025).
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.Final vote on the motion for a resolution12:49B10-0499/2025 – Motion for a resolutionA vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
2.Separate vote on recital JA paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by The Left (B10-0501/2025)
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
3.Recital J — part 212:49B10-0501/2025 – Recital J/2Part 2: “those words”A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another. requested by The Left (B10-0501/2025)
Rejected
4.Final vote — text as a wholeMotion for a resolution (as a whole)A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
5.Final vote on the motion for a resolutionMotion for a resolutionA vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
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.