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Running issue, EU initiative

EU defence and security partnerships

AI summary:EU efforts to build strategic defence and security cooperation with like-minded countries and NATO.

First seen 2 Apr 2025 · latest 16 Sept 2026 · 11 decisions on 10 sitting days · 11 adopted, 0 rejected

Decisions, newest first

Defence & security, Resolution, 11 Mar 2026

Flagship European defence projects of common interest

Report by Lucia Annunziata

Adopted 448 for · 122 against · 38 abstained by a large majority

AI summary:The text calls for strategic guidance on selecting, implementing, financing and overseeing such projects, aiming to fill capability gaps and strengthen EU defence readiness.

Defence & security, Resolution, 11 Feb 2026

EU strategic defence and security partnerships

Report by Michał Szczerba

Adopted 440 for · 119 against · 85 abstained by a large majority

AI summary: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.

Foreign affairs, Resolution, 26 Nov 2025

EU’s diplomatic strategy and geopolitical cooperation in the Arctic

Report by Urmas Paet

Adopted 510 for · 75 against · 80 abstained by a large majority

AI summary:The text calls for a security-oriented EU strategy, anchored in international law, to keep the Arctic peaceful and governed by sustainable principles.

Foreign affairs, Resolution, 2 Apr 2025

Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024

Report by Nicolás Pascual de la Parte

Adopted 399 for · 198 against · 71 abstained by a clear majority

AI summary:The report addresses the EU's response to security threats since Russia's war against Ukraine and other crises, and proposes ways to strengthen defence capabilities.

Where the groups stand

How each group voted in the last 11 final . For / Against / Abstained: at least two thirds of the group voted that way. Divided: no position had two thirds of the group’s votes. On the winning side: how many of those votes ended the way most of the group voted. Groups as they are now.

Group positions over the last 11 final roll-call votes
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedOn the winning side
The Left08030
Greens1100011
S&D1100011
Renew1100011
EPP1100011
ECR70139
Patriots04073
ESN09200