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2 New EU laws ·decision 2 of 15 on Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Amending the Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes

Committee report by Laura Ballarín Cereza · · voted at 13:06

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Rejected by a large majority 122 for · 470 against · 69 abstained (18 % in favour) Economy & single marketConsumer rights

What Parliament decided

Rejected Amendment 1 rejected

The deciding vote on record is an amendment; the fate of the text as a whole is not in the vote record.

For 122 Against 470 Abstained 69

Amendment 1 at 13:06 · 18% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

Who backed it
  • The Left ✗
  • Verts/ALE ✗
  • S&D ✗
  • Renew ✗
  • PPE ✗
  • ECR –
  • PfE ✓
  • ESN ✓
  • NI ✗

Backed by PfE and ESN; opposed by The Left, Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; ECR mostly abstained.

✦ What this vote decides · AI summary, based on the text voted on

The proposal updates EU rules on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes after the European Online Dispute Resolution Platform was discontinued. Parliament rejected the Council's position, meaning the proposed directive is not approved at this stage. The rejection follows a recommendation to endorse the text without amendments to allow swift adoption.

Roll call requested by ESN.

Part of the sitting of Tuesday, 16 December 2025. The vote was taken on Report A-10-2025-0249 in procedure 2023/0376.

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