1New EU laws·decision 1 of 15 on Tuesday, 16 December 2025
Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products
Committee report by Gabriel Mato · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · voted 12:46–13:01
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU law implementing the bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products. 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. Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal, and to forward its position to the Council, the Commission, and national parliaments.
How the vote unfolded · 70 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 45 amendments (6 adopted, 39 rejected) and 22 parts of the text voted on separately (4 adopted, 18 rejected). Procedural motion adopted: Referral back to committee.
Roll calls requested by The Left, Verts/ALE, PPE, ECR, PfE, ESN, Members.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 70 ballots in voting order
1.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
2.Amendment 74, adding text after Article 112:46A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – After Article 1 – Am 74A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE
Rejected
3.Amendment 19 to Article 212:47A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 2 – § 1 – point 3 – after point ii – Am 19A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
4.Amendment 20 to Article 212:47A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 2 – § 1 – point 3 – after point iii – Am 20A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
5.Amendments 21 + 82 (voted as one) to Article 212:47A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 2 – § 1 – point 5 – Am 21= 82=A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE, The Left
Adopted
6.Amendment 22 to Article 212:47A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 2 – § 1 – point 10 – Am 22DA vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
7.Amendment 75 to Article 212:48A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 2 – § 1 – point 10 – point i – Am 75A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE
Rejected
8.Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 1, after point 11
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
9.Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 1, after point 11
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
10.Amendment 23 to Article 312:48A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 3 – § 1 – Am 23A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
11.Amendment 24 to Article 312:48A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 3 – § 1 – Am 24DA vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
12.Amendment 70 to Article 312:49A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 3 – § 1 – Am 70A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ESN
Rejected
13.Amendments 25 + 55 (voted as one) to Article 312:49A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 3 – § 1 – Am 25= 55=A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
14.Amendment 83 to Article 312:49A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 3 – § 1 – Am 83A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE, The Left
Adopted
15.Amendment 26 to Article 312:49A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 3 – § 2 – after point c – Am 26A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
16.Amendment 76 to Article 312:50A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 3 – § 2 – after point c – Am 76A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE, ECR
Rejected
17.Amendment 27 to Article 312:50A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 3 – after § 2 – Am 27A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
18.Separate vote on Article 3Article 3 – after § 2
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
19.Amendment 57 to Article 412:50A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 4 – § 1 – Am 57A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
20.Separate vote on Article 4Article 4 – § 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
21.Amendment 58 to Article 412:52A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 4 – after § 2 – Am 58A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
22.Separate vote on Article 4Article 4 – § 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
23.Separate vote on Article 4Article 4 – § 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
24.Separate vote on Article 4Article 4 – after § 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
25.Amendment 42 to Article 412:53A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 4 – after § 3 – Am 42A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
26.Amendment 28 to Article 512:53A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 5 – § 1 – Am 28A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
27.Amendment 29 to Article 512:53A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 5 – § 1 – Am 29A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
28.Amendment 30 to Article 612:53A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 6 – § 2 – Am 30A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
29.Amendment 60 to Article 612:53A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 6 – § 3 – Am 60A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
30.Separate vote on Article 6Article 6 – § 3
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
31.Amendment 61 to Article 612:54A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 6 – § 4 – Am 61A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
32.Separate vote on Article 6Article 6 – § 4
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Adopted
33.Amendment 84 to Article 612:54A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 6 – after § 4 – Am 84A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE, The Left
Rejected
34.Amendment 62 to Article 712:54A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 7 – § 5 – Am 62A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
35.Amendment 33 to Article 712:54A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 7 – § 5 – Am 33A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
36.Separate vote on Article 7Article 7 – § 10
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
37.Amendment 85 to Article 912:55A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 9 – § 1 – before point a – Am 85A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE, The Left
Rejected
38.Amendments 34 + 86 (voted as one) to Article 912:55A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 9 – § 1 – after point b – Am 34= 86=A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE, The Left
Adopted
39.Amendment 35 to Article 912:55A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 9 – § 1 – point c – Am 35DA vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
40.Separate vote on Article 9Article 9 – § 5
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
41.Amendment 80 to Article 912:56A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 9 – after § 7 – Am 80A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Members, PPE
Rejected
42.Separate vote on Article 9Article 9 – § 8
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
43.Amendment 77, adding text after Article 912:56A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – After Article 9 – Am 77A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE, ECR
Rejected
44.Amendment 45, adding text after Article 912:56A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – After Article 9 – Am 45A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
45.Amendments 36 + 87 (voted as one) to Article 1112:56A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 11 – § 1 – Am 36= 87=A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PPE, The Left
Adopted
46.Amendments 37 + 46 (voted as one) to Article 1112:57A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 11 – § 3 – Am 37D= 46D=A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE, The Left
Rejected
47.Separate vote on Article 11Article 11 – § 4
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
48.Separate vote on Article 12Article 12 – § 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
49.Separate vote on Article 12Article 12 – § 2
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
50.Amendment 50 to Article 1212:57A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 12 – § 7 – Am 50DA vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
51.Separate vote on Article 12Article 12 – § 7
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
52.Amendment 38, adding text after Article 1212:57A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – After Article 12 – Am 38A 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
Rejected
55.Amendment 66 to Article 1412:58A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 14 – § 3 – Am 66A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
56.Amendment 51 to Article 1412:58A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 14 – after § 3 – Am 51A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
57.Amendment 67 to Article 1412:58A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Article 14 – after § 5 – Am 67A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
58.Separate vote on Article 15Article 15 – § 1
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
59.Vote on text inserted after Article 15
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
60.Amendment 71, adding text after Article 1912:59A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – After Article 19 – Am 71A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ESN
Rejected
61.Vote on text inserted after recital 1
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
62.Amendment 52 to recital 212:59A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Recital 2 – Am 52A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
63.Amendment 18 to recital 213:00A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Recital 2 – Am 18A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by The Left
Rejected
64.Amendment 81 to recital 213:00A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Recital 2 – Am 81A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE, PPE, The Left
Adopted
65.Amendment 69, adding text after recital 213:00A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – After recital 2 – Am 69A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by ESN
Rejected
66.Amendment 39 to recital 413:00A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Recital 4 – Am 39A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by PfE
Rejected
67.Vote on text inserted after recital 7
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
68.Vote on text inserted after recital 10
A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual
positions recorded
Rejected
69.Final vote13:01A10-0254/2025 – Gabriel Mato – Commission proposal
Adopted
70.Referral back to committeeRequest for referral back (Rule 60(4))
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.