Skip to content

← 17 December 19 January →

Plenary sitting, Thursday, 18 December 2025

8 decisions: 7 adopted, 1 rejected. 85 ballots in all, 42 by , between 12:03 and 12:24.

Tightest result: Maximum residue levels for acetamiprid — rejected 328 to 177.

✦ The day in brief · AI briefing

Parliament adopted resolutions on human rights and rule of law, and rejected an objection to a pesticide measure, in a day focused on external and internal accountability.

Objections to Commission measures · 1

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.

  1. Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3), and (4)(c) · implementing measure

    Decision 1:Maximum residue levels for acetamiprid

    Motion for a resolution

    The draft Commission regulation would raise maximum residue levels for the pesticide acetamiprid in honey to 1 mg/kg, following a previous increase in July 2025.

    Rejected for lack of an absolute majority (361 votes needed) 328 for · 177 against · 39 abstained

    No roll call, so how each group voted is not recorded.

Resolutions & reports · 6

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

  1. Decision 2:Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan

    Motion for a resolution · 7 ballots, incl. 1 amendment

    It condemns the lack of due process and fair trial, and calls for their immediate and unconditional release.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 477 for · 7 against · 69 abstained

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

  2. Decision 3:Mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri

    Motion for a resolution · 14 ballots, incl. 4 amendments

    The text calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all students and staff still held captive.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 519 for · 2 against · 50 abstained

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

  3. Decision 4:Grave political situation in Guinea-Bissau after the coup of 26 November

    Motion for a resolution · 10 ballots

    Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the military coup in Guinea-Bissau on 26 November 2025 and the interruption of the electoral process.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 535 for · 0 against · 42 abstained

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

  4. Decision 5:Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime

    Committee report by Jean-Marc Germain, Monika Hohlmeier · 26 ballots, incl. 14 amendments

    The text assesses the application of the mechanism since 2021, focusing on transparency, scope, guidelines, deterrence, and Parliament's scrutiny role.

    Adopted by a large majority 386 for · 184 against · 15 abstained

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

  5. Decision 6:Decarbonisation and modernisation of EU fisheries, and the development and deployment of fishing gear

    Committee report by Ton Diepeveen · 8 ballots, incl. 6 amendments

    The text calls for a balanced transition that reflects realities at sea, supports innovation from within the sector, and avoids disproportionate impacts on fishers.

    Adopted by a large majority 450 for · 93 against · 37 abstained

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

  6. Decision 7:Continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania

    Motion for a resolution · 18 ballots, incl. 3 amendments

    Parliament adopted a resolution condemning Belarus's ongoing hybrid attacks against Lithuania, including drone and balloon incursions, instrumentalised migration, smuggling, economic coercion, cyberattacks and disinformation.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 438 for · 37 against · 48 abstained

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

Other decisions · 1

Elections, appointments and internal decisions of the Parliament.

  1. Decision 8:Appointment of a Member of the Executive Board of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA)

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 511 for · 29 against · 27 abstained

    Secret ballot, so how each group voted is not 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).

All the terms used on this site