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EU strategic defence and security partnerships
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 440
- Against
- 119
- Abstained
- 85
roll-call vote at 12:26 · 68% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Michał Szczerba · Report A-10-2026-0005
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on EU strategic defence and security partnerships, setting out its position on strengthening cooperation with like-minded partners.§1: source passage in the text The text stresses that such partnerships are essential for the EU to become more sovereign and responsible for its own defence, while remaining complementary with NATO.§1: source passage in the text It calls for sustained support for Ukraine and for deepening ties with partners such as the UK, Canada, Norway, Japan, and South Korea.§1: source passage in the text Parliament asks for a multi-stakeholder process involving EU institutions and member states to monitor and encourage new partnerships.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Against: The Left, ESN; Divided: Patriots
- The Left Against 1 for, 38 against, 4 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 35 for, 2 against, 10 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 117 for, 3 against, 1 abstainedof 136
- Renew For 57 for, 1 against, 10 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 164 for, 3 against, 0 abstainedof 192
- ECR For 59 for, 2 against, 6 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Divided 1 for, 24 against, 49 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 1 for, 25 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 5 for, 21 against, 5 abstainedof 32
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
44 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (38 of 43). For: 1, Abstained: 4
Jussi Saramo (Finland, abstained), Li Andersson (Finland, abstained), Merja Kyllönen (Finland, for), Nikolas Farantouris (Greece, abstained), Nikos Pappas (Greece, abstained)
Greens voted for (35 of 47). Against: 2, Abstained: 10
Ana Miranda Paz (Spain, against), Benedetta Scuderi (Italy, abstained), Cristina Guarda (Italy, abstained), David Cormand (France, abstained), Diana Riba I Giner (Spain, abstained)
7 more from Greens
Ignazio Roberto Marino (Italy, abstained), Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain, against), Marie Toussaint (France, abstained), Mélissa Camara (France, abstained), Saskia Bricmont (Belgium, abstained), Tilly Metz (Luxembourg, abstained), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain, abstained)
S&D voted for (117 of 121). Against: 3, Abstained: 1
Alex Agius Saliba (Malta, against), Daniel Attard (Malta, against), Kristian Vigenin (Bulgaria, abstained), Thomas Bajada (Malta, against)
Renew voted for (57 of 68). Against: 1, Abstained: 10
Bernard Guetta (France, abstained), Christophe Grudler (France, abstained), Ciaran Mullooly (Ireland, against), Fabienne Keller (France, abstained), Gilles Boyer (France, abstained)
6 more from Renew
Grégory Allione (France, abstained), Jérémy Decerle (France, abstained), Laurence Farreng (France, abstained), Nathalie Loiseau (France, abstained), Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (France, abstained), Valérie Devaux (France, abstained)
EPP voted for (164 of 167). Against: 3
Gabriella Gerzsenyi (Hungary), Kinga Kollár (Hungary), Zoltán Tarr (Hungary)
ECR voted for (59 of 67). Against: 2, Abstained: 6
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, against), Galato Alexandraki (Greece, against), Gheorghe Piperea (Romania, abstained), Guillaume Peltier (France, abstained), Laurence Trochu (France, abstained)
3 more from ECR
Marion Maréchal (France, abstained), Nicolas Bay (France, abstained), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, abstained)
ESN voted against (25 of 26). For: 1
Petras Gražulis (Lithuania)
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How it got here
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