Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law., Defence & security
Flagship European defence projects of common interest
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 448
- Against
- 122
- Abstained
- 38
roll-call vote at 13:10 · 74% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Lucia Annunziata · Report A-10-2026-0014
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on flagship European defence projects of common interest, setting out its position on how the EU should develop large-scale collaborative defence capabilities.§1: source passage in the text The text calls for strategic guidance on selecting, implementing, financing and overseeing such projects, aiming to fill capability gaps and strengthen EU defence readiness.§1: source passage in the text It also stresses the need for autonomous strategic enablers and common deterrence to support joint military operations.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: The Left, ESN; Divided: ECR, Patriots
- The Left Against 3 for, 37 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 41 for, 3 against, 3 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 111 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 64 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 157 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 188
- ECR Divided 46 for, 19 against, 8 abstainedof 81
- Patriots Divided 19 for, 21 against, 22 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 0 for, 24 against, 0 abstainedof 28
- No group not a group 7 for, 18 against, 1 abstainedof 31
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
13 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (37 of 40). For: 3
Jussi Saramo (Finland), Li Andersson (Finland), Merja Kyllönen (Finland)
Greens voted for (41 of 47). Against: 3, Abstained: 3
Benedetta Scuderi (Italy, against), Cristina Guarda (Italy, against), Diana Riba I Giner (Spain, abstained), Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain, abstained), Leoluca Orlando (Italy, against)
1 more from Greens
Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain, abstained)
S&D voted for (111 of 114). Abstained: 3
Alex Agius Saliba (Malta), Daniel Attard (Malta), Thomas Bajada (Malta)
Renew voted for (64 of 65). Abstained: 1
Ciaran Mullooly (Ireland)
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