Sittings

UN Climate Change Conference 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye (COP31)

✦ AI The text is a motion for a resolution on the UN Climate Change Conference 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye (COP31), setting out Parliament's position ahead of that conference. Parliament adopted the text as its official position, meaning it now carries Parliament's political weight but does not create law. The resolution refers to the questions to the Commission and the Council on COP31 and to the Council conclusions in view of COP31.

Climate & environmentForeign affairs

Resolutions · motion for a resolution · 38 ballots · voted 13:33 · B-10-2026-0468 · 2026/2666

Combating VAT fraud – the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation when it comes to VAT fraud and its impact on the EU budget

✦ AI The report concerns value added tax (VAT) fraud, in particular cross-border carousel fraud, and how well cooperation between member states and EU anti-fraud bodies works against it. Parliament adopted the text as its official position, so it now states Parliament's view on strengthening the EU anti-fraud framework and on closer cooperation and information exchange between the bodies involved. The report calls for a more coherent EU anti-fraud architecture in the context of the post-2027 multiannual financial framework, with concrete legislative proposals addressing identified weaknesses.

Climate & environmentAgriculture, food & fisheries

Resolutions · report by Ondřej Knotek · 4 ballots · voted 13:28 · A-10-2026-0213 · 2025/2121

Connecting Europe through high-speed rail

✦ AI The text is a parliamentary resolution on connecting Europe through high-speed rail, responding to the Commission's communication of 5 November 2025 on the same topic. Parliament adopted the text as its official position, meaning it now carries Parliament's political weight as a statement of its stance. The report endorses the direction set by the Commission while identifying areas where it says the Union's response would benefit from reinforcement, including the absence of a binding modal-shift benchmark and a financing response not yet commensurate with the estimated investment need. It invites the Commission to adopt a planning criterion ensuring the network serves all major urban areas of at least 250 000 inhabitants, and invites the European Coordinators to prioritise restoring high-value cross-border links.

Climate & environmentAgriculture, food & fisheries

Resolutions · report by Vicent Marzà Ibáñez · voted 13:29 · A-10-2026-0262 · 2026/2003

Funding arrangements and the use of a diversified funding strategy

✦ AI Parliament considered a draft Council regulation that would change the funding arrangements for a European Union loan instrument and allow a diversified funding strategy. Parliament gave its consent to the draft regulation, which means it adopted the text as its official position under the special legislative procedure. Parliament instructed its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Climate & environment

Consent · report by Markus Ferber, Carla Tavares · consent procedure · voted 13:40 · A-10-2026-0206 · 2025/0313

Protection of the environment through criminal law

✦ AI The European Parliament voted on the Council decision to conclude the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law. Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the agreement, meaning the EU can proceed with it. The Convention sets binding international standards for criminalising serious environmental offences and strengthens prevention and cooperation.

Climate & environment

Consent · report by Ilhan Kyuchyuk · consent procedure · voted 13:21 · A-10-2026-0156 · 2025/0244

Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum

✦ AI Parliament adopted a resolution on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals ahead of the 2026 High-Level Political Forum. The text stresses the need to accelerate progress, particularly on water, energy, and other goals under review, and calls for stronger global partnerships. MEPs also highlight the importance of human rights, good governance, and closing the financing gap to achieve the goals by 2030.

Climate & environmentForeign affairs

Resolutions · report by Lukas Mandl, Pierfrancesco Maran · 8 ballots · voted 13:59 · A-10-2026-0187 · 2025/2248

Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines

✦ AI Parliament adopted a resolution on implementing the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive and risks to medicine supply security. It supports the directive's environmental goals but worries that higher-than-expected costs and the polluter-pays scheme could hurt medicine availability and EU manufacturing. MEPs ask the Commission to run an independent study by early 2027 and to suspend the extended producer responsibility rules until its findings are assessed.

Climate & environmentHealth

Resolutions · motion for a resolution · 25 ballots · voted 13:15 · B-10-2026-0282 · 2026/2652

EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination

✦ AI The European Parliament gave its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products. The agreement, which entered into force on 1 December 2013, is being terminated because Liberia has not been able to honour its commitments. Parliament's consent means the Council can proceed with the termination.

Climate & environmentForeign affairsTrade & customs

Consent · report by Karin Karlsbro · consent procedure · voted 13:53 · A-10-2026-0133 · 2025/0259

EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination (Resolution)

✦ AI Parliament adopted a resolution backing the termination of the EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on timber trade, which aims to combat illegal logging. The agreement, in force since 2013, has not achieved its core objective as Liberia's licensing scheme is not operational. Parliament supports ending the agreement and encourages the Commission to assist Liberia in meeting EU timber regulations and preparing for the deforestation regulation.

Climate & environmentForeign affairsTrade & customs

Resolutions · report by Karin Karlsbro · voted 13:54 · A-10-2026-0146 · 2025/0259M

Recommendation on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace

✦ AI Parliament adopted a recommendation urging the EU to promote transnational water governance as a tool for conflict prevention and peace. The text calls for stronger EU external action, including political dialogue, mediation, and support for transboundary water cooperation. It also asks for better funding and coordination of existing instruments, and for water diplomacy to be a priority in EU foreign policy.

Climate & environmentForeign affairs

Resolutions · report by Leoluca Orlando · 8 ballots · voted 14:33 · A-10-2026-0150 · 2025/2216

The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward

✦ AI Parliament adopted a resolution on the multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea, calling for urgent action to address the sea's critical state and proposing changes to fisheries management. The resolution sets out immediate actions within current rules, steps to improve scientific advice, and a new management approach requiring legal changes to the Baltic MAP. Parliament's position is that the existing plan has failed to restore fish stocks and that a reset of the ecosystem is needed, with a focus on low-impact fishing for human consumption.

Agriculture, food & fisheriesClimate & environment

Resolutions · report by Isabella Lövin · 54 ballots · voted 13:38 · A-10-2026-0121 · 2024/2127

The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins

✦ AI Parliament adopted a resolution on how the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive affects fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins. The text finds uneven implementation, limited benefits for fisheries, and calls for better stakeholder engagement, data, and cross-border cooperation. MEPs ask the Commission to revise the directive through the forthcoming Ocean Act and to set binding targets.

Climate & environmentAgriculture, food & fisheries

Resolutions · report by Stéphanie Yon-Courtin · 8 ballots · voted 13:24 · A-10-2026-0120 · 2024/2126

Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies

✦ AI Parliament adopted a resolution on fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive alien species, and benefiting local economies. The text urges the Commission and member states to prioritise conservation of sensitive species through robust fisheries management and full implementation of marine protected area goals. It calls for improved monitoring and harmonised indicators for marine invasive alien species, and for financial support for protection and early warning systems.

Agriculture, food & fisheriesClimate & environment

Resolutions · report by André Franqueira Rodrigues · 10 ballots · voted 14:11 · A-10-2026-0018 · 2025/2011