1. Decision to maintain the action before the Court of Justice for the annulment of the decision of the Commission on the withdrawal of the Standard essential patents proposal
Recommendation for second reading: Marion Walsmann (A10-0227/2025) (Majority of votes cast required)
Subject
Remarks
Vote
In favour, against, abstentions
Approval without vote
3. Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings; enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes ***I
Text as a whole without the words: ‘the removal of gender identity from the list of protected characteristics’
Second part
those words
Recital BD
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘removal of gender identity as grounds for discrimination and a’
Second part
those words
Recital BE
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘and gender identity’ (first occurrence) and ‘such as a ban on legal gender recognition on a constitutional footing and removing gender identity from the explicit list of protected characteristics under the Equal Treatment Act’
Second part
‘and gender identity’ (first occurrence)
Third part
‘such as a ban on legal gender recognition on a constitutional footing and removing gender identity from the explicit list of protected characteristics under the Equal Treatment Act’
Recital BH
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘upon the production of evidence of gender reassignment surgery’
Second part
those words
Recital BJ
First part
‘whereas in its decision of 15-17 September 2025 concerning the pending enhanced supervision of the execution of the ECtHR judgments in Rana group v. Hungary, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe expressed deep concern about the authorities’ persistent failure to take any measures in response to the violations, recalled with deep regret that, while for many years recognition of gender reassignment was permitted on the basis of an informal practice, the May 2020 legislative amendments have made it impossible for transgender persons with Hungarian birth certificates to obtain legal gender recognition in Hungary and that these developments considerably aggravate the uncertainty for the persons concerned and could lead to similar violations, and deplored the fact that the 2025 amendment to the Fundamental Law enshrined this legal ban also at the constitutional level;’
Second part
‘whereas it strongly underlined the pressing need for legislative changes to lift the current legal ban on changing sex/gender markers in the Hungarian birth register and to eliminate any constitutional obstacles to legal gender recognition, as well as to introduce a clear legal framework regulating the conditions and procedures for legal gender recognition; whereas it urged the authorities to adopt, without further delay, a clear legal framework to enable transgender persons, both lawfully settled non-Hungarian and Hungarian nationals, to access quick, transparent and accessible procedures for changing their name and sex/gender marker in their official identification documents issued by the Hungarian authorities;’
Miscellaneous
Amendment 5 had been withdrawn.
7. Ensuring faster registration and uptake of biological control agents
‘Calls on the Commission to consider extending the maximum period for the first approval and renewal of active substances exerting biological control to up to 25 years; calls on the Commission to establish and maintain a list of biological control products that, based on their profile, nature and mode of action, may be eligible for authorisation with an extended time frame of up to 25 years for the first authorisation; emphasises that such a list must not be closed and must reflect the most recent scientific standards and remain dynamic, meaning that inclusion on the list must not be considered permanent; calls on the Commission to periodically review and update the list in the light of new data or scientific developments;’
Second part
‘calls on the Commission to assess potential conditions upon which, biological control active substances and products that have been shown to have no or negligible risk profile could be granted indefinite approval and authorisation;’
8. Institutional aspects of the report on the future of European competitiveness (Draghi Report)
Text as a whole without the words: ‘whereas the Draghi report also points out that the EU’s decision-making rules have not substantially evolved with EU enlargement and that they need to be strengthened and streamlined in view of future enlargements and the complex global environment;’
Second part
those words
§ 2
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘underlines that this, together with the need to abandon fragmented national approaches and strengthen a refocused, accelerated and simplified decision-making process at EU level, will enable the Union to act more efficiently and effectively where it matters most, as a true global actor; acknowledges the importance of addressing blockages in the Council in several areas;’ and ‘all’
Second part
those words
§ 8
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘including moving to qualified majority voting (QMV) and the ordinary legislative procedure, when it is needed, in key policy fields; notes that higher voting thresholds should be envisaged in some areas of vital importance;’
Second part
those words
§ 9
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘Urges the European Council to discuss the proposals set out in Parliament’s resolutions of 9 June 2022 and 22 November 2023 regarding convening a convention in accordance with the ordinary revision procedure provided for in Article 48 TEU, and to consider, where possible, targeted amendments to the treaties via the simplified procedure established under Article 48(6) TEU to speed up essential and urgent reforms; recalls the conclusions of the CoFE, and urges the Commission and the Council to take concrete and timely steps to follow up on these recommendations;’
Second part
those words
§ 12
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘notes that the Draghi report proposes that where unanimous agreement to introduce QMV cannot be reached, willing Member States could also consider resorting to intergovernmental cooperation;’
Second part
those words
§ 22
First part
Text as a whole without the words: ‘Underlines that achieving the EU’s competitiveness goals requires embedding climate neutrality and sustainability objectives within the EU’s institutional and governance framework;’
Second part
those words
Recital M
First part
‘whereas the Draghi report clarifies that strengthening the EU’s political and institutional model is possible within the existing legal framework, by applying targeted streamlining measures, without the need for treaty change;’
Second part
‘whereas the report argues that such measures should focus on deregulation rather than increasing the number of EU rules and procedures;’
9. Impact of artificial intelligence on the financial sector