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Plenary sitting, Thursday, 22 October 2026

8 decisions: 8 adopted. 205 ballots in all, 94 by , between 13:05 and 13:37.

Tightest result: Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations — adopted 341 to 225.

✦ The day in brief · AI briefing

A voting day focused on legislation, with MEPs setting Parliament's positions on methane rules, the next Erasmus+ programme, chemical product procedures and carbon benchmark values, and adopting resolutions on Russian strikes on Black Sea shipping and other international matters.

New EU laws · 4

Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.

  1. Decision 1:Reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector: postponement of certain obligations

    · 32 ballots, incl. 21 amendments

    Adopted by a clear majority 341 for · 225 against · 6 abstained

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

  2. Decision 2:Erasmus+ programme 2028-2034

    Committee report by Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski · · 35 ballots, incl. 8 amendments

    The proposal would set up the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034 and repeal Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888.

    Adopted by a large majority 454 for · 34 against · 93 abstained

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

  3. Decision 3:Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products

    Committee report by Dimitris Tsiodras, Piotr Müller · · 29 ballots

    The proposal is a regulation amending three existing regulations on chemical products: one on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, one on cosmetic products, and one on fertilising products.

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 477 for · 59 against · 41 abstained

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

  4. Decision 4:Revised heat and fuel benchmark values for 2026-2030

    Committee report by Adam Jarubas · · 17 ballots, incl. 6 amendments

    Adopted by an overwhelming majority 474 for · 82 against · 28 abstained

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

Resolutions & reports · 4

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

  1. Decision 5:Escalation of Russian strikes in the EU, particularly on Black Sea shipping, threatening human life, regional stability and food security

    Motion for a resolution · 35 ballots, incl. 7 amendments

    The document records that the attacks have moved from the waters off Odesa to the exclusive economic zones of Romania and Bulgaria and now to the territorial waters of a member state, and that investigations are ongoing with no responsibility officially attributed.

    Adopted by a large majority 432 for · 52 against · 88 abstained

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

  2. Decision 6:Cohesion policy in the EU’s eastern border regions: strengthening territorial resilience and cross‑border cooperation

    Committee report by Jacek Protas

    The report calls for the specific needs of the eastern border regions to be reflected in future cohesion policy regulations and programmes, including the national and regional partnership plans for 2028 to 2034.

    Adopted by a large majority 414 for · 79 against · 90 abstained

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

  3. Decision 7:Escalation of Houthi attacks and implications for regional security

    Motion for a resolution · 18 ballots, incl. 9 amendments

    The text refers to earlier resolutions, statements by the High Representative, UN Security Council resolutions and a UN-mediated truce established in April 2022.

    Adopted by show of hands, no counts recorded

  4. Decision 8:UN Climate Change Conference 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye (COP31)

    Motion for a resolution · 38 ballots, incl. 8 amendments

    The resolution refers to the questions to the Commission and the Council on COP31 and to the Council conclusions in view of COP31.

    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.

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A sitting
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