Parliament minutes: 12 March 2025 Strasbourg sitting
Decision
On 12 March 2025 the European Parliament sat in Strasbourg, recorded the minutes of the sitting and proceeded to votes and debates on multiple agenda items, including the Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions for 2026 and a series of votes listed under item 6 of the agenda.
What Changes
The sitting produced formal votes and adopted items covering international agreements and policy coordinates, such as a modification of concessions in the EU-Norway schedule linked to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal, an Agreement between Canada and the EU on Passenger Name Record data, and European Semester measures, with adopted texts, vote results and verbatim reports published alongside the minutes.
Who Is Affected
Directly referenced parties and sectors include EU Member States and institutions, third countries named in the agenda such as Norway, the United Kingdom and Canada, conflict-affected countries discussed, the automotive industry and EU consumers as noted in the debates.
Sources
Official Documents
- Wednesday, 12 March 2025 - Strasbourg The EP adopted texts approving EU–Norway tariff-rate quota concessions modifications and the EU–Canada PNR data transfer agreement.
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