European Union: Parliament Passes Omnibus Proposal with Far-Right Support

Since it was first proposed on February 26, 2025, the Omnibus has been the subject of intense political wrangling between the left-wing and right-wing members of the European Union (EU). On November 13, 2025, the EU Parliament passed its proposed Omnibus position through an alliance between the European People’s Party (EPP) and far-right parties. The final vote was 382 in favor, 249 opposed, and 13 abstentions.

The approval comes after a dramatic few weeks in which the parliament approved and then voted against its own position after the governing EPP failed to gather enough support from either the left-wing or right-wing parties.

On the left, parties like the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and Renew Europe tried to hold on to as many of the original elements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) as possible. Inspired by the Draghi Report from September 2024, which advocated for reforms of EU sustainability regulations to strengthen competitiveness, right-wing parties like the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) and the Patriots for Europe have pushed for deeper cuts and deregulation to support EU businesses by reducing their reporting obligations.

With the commission and the council having adopted their positions, Parliament is the final stage before the trilogue negotiations. The European People’s Party (EPP) lead negotiator Jörgen Warborn, whose majority governing party is leading the negotiations, came to parliament with two proposals: First, a centrist position that proposed deeper cuts than those recommended by the Commission and the Council, and second, a more radical position that would appeal primarily to the far-right parties. Critics accused Warborn of blackmailing the left wing into a compromise on the first plan by threatening to get the votes he needed for the second plan from the far right if necessary.