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Decision

European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs

Effect
Adopted
Result
425 for · 120 against · 96 abstained roll call
Date
17 December 2025, 12:30
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Source
Committee report by Christophe Gomart
Topics
Economy & single marketDefence & security Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
3 votes · 2 roll calls
Requested by
Members (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Final vote
182510
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Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 425 for, 120 against, 96 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and Patriots; opposed by The Left and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 1Against 36Abst. 3No vote 6 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.85
GreensFor 35Against 10Abst. 2No vote 6 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.62
S&DFor 113Against 6Abst. 0No vote 17 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.92
RenewFor 58Against 0Abst. 8No vote 9 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.82
EPPFor 167Against 0Abst. 4No vote 17 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
ECRFor 16Against 0Abst. 57No vote 6 of 79Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.67
PatriotsFor 30Against 25Abst. 22No vote 8 of 85Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.08
ESNFor 2Against 21Abst. 0No vote 4 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.87
No groupFor 3Against 22Abst. 0No vote 5 of 30Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 52

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria126020.50
Belgium93730.21
Bulgaria81170.70
Cyprus2220—
Czechia621210.40
Germany6124470.53
Denmark122010.79
Estonia7000—
Spain416670.66
Finland110220.77
France6111090.77
Greece107220.29
Croatia100200.75
Hungary211080.77
Ireland63230.32
Italy23242450.01
Lithuania100011.00
Luxembourg4110—
Latvia6030—
Malta2301—
Netherlands210820.59
Poland2731850.34
Portugal161040.91
Romania240270.88
Sweden182010.85
Slovenia9000—
Slovakia78000.30

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

641 members with a recorded position.

Each member's recorded position. ≠ group: voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds) of their group.
MemberCountryGroupPosition
Abir AL-SAHLANI SwedenRenew For
Adam BIELAN PolandECR Abstained
Adam JARUBAS PolandEPP For
Adina VĂLEAN RomaniaEPP For
Adnan DIBRANI SwedenS&D For
Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA SpainEPP For
Adrian-George AXINIA RomaniaECR Abstained
Alberico GAMBINO ItalyECR Abstained
Aldo PATRICIELLO ItalyPatriots Against
Aleksandar NIKOLIC FrancePatriots For
Alessandra MORETTI ItalyS&D For
Alessandro CIRIANI ItalyECR Abstained
Alex AGIUS SALIBA voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaS&D Against
Alexander BERNHUBER AustriaEPP For
Alexander JUNGBLUTH GermanyESN Against
Alexander SELL GermanyESN Against
Alexandr VONDRA CzechiaECR Abstained
Alexandra GEESE GermanyGreens For
Alexandra MEHNERT GermanyEPP For
Alexandre VARAUT FrancePatriots For
Alice KUHNKE SwedenGreens For
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE SwedenEPP For
Alicia HOMS GINEL SpainS&D For
Alvise PÉREZ SpainNo group Against
Ana Catarina MENDES PortugalS&D For
Ana MIRANDA PAZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainGreens Against
Ana VASCONCELOS PortugalRenew For
Anders VISTISEN DenmarkPatriots Against
Andi CRISTEA RomaniaS&D For
András GYÜRK HungaryPatriots Against
András LÁSZLÓ HungaryPatriots Against
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES PortugalS&D For
André ROUGÉ FrancePatriots For
Andrea WECHSLER GermanyEPP For
Andreas GLÜCK GermanyRenew For
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&D For
Andreas SCHWAB GermanyEPP For
Andrey KOVATCHEV BulgariaEPP For
Andrzej BUŁA PolandEPP For
Andrzej HALICKI PolandEPP For
Angelika NIEBLER GermanyEPP For
Angelika WINZIG AustriaEPP For
Angéline FURET FrancePatriots For
Anja ARNDT GermanyESN Against
Anna BRYŁKA PolandPatriots Abstained
Anna CAVAZZINI GermanyGreens For
Anna Maria CISINT ItalyPatriots Against
Anna STROLENBERG NetherlandsGreens For
Anna STÜRGKH AustriaRenew For
Anna ZALEWSKA PolandECR Abstained
Annalisa CORRADO ItalyS&D For
Annamária VICSEK HungaryPatriots Against
Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT FrancePatriots For
Anouk VAN BRUG NetherlandsRenew For
Anthony SMITH FranceThe Left Against
Antonella SBERNA ItalyECR Abstained
Antonín STANĚK CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE SpainEPP For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriots For
Arba KOKALARI SwedenEPP For
Arkadiusz MULARCZYK PolandECR Abstained
Arno BAUSEMER GermanyESN Against
Asger CHRISTENSEN DenmarkRenew For
Assita KANKO BelgiumECR Abstained
Auke ZIJLSTRA NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Aura SALLA FinlandEPP For
Aurelijus VERYGA voted otherwise than their group's clear line LithuaniaECR For
Aurore LALUCQ FranceS&D For
Barbara BONTE BelgiumPatriots Abstained
Bart GROOTHUIS NetherlandsRenew For
Bartłomiej SIENKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Bartosz ARŁUKOWICZ PolandEPP For
Bas EICKHOUT NetherlandsGreens For
Beata SZYDŁO PolandECR Abstained
Beatrice TIMGREN voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR For
Benedetta SCUDERI voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyGreens Against
Benoit CASSART voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumRenew Abstained
Bernard GUETTA FranceRenew For
Bernd LANGE GermanyS&D For
Bert-Jan RUISSEN NetherlandsECR Abstained
Biljana BORZAN CroatiaS&D For
Billy KELLEHER IrelandRenew For
Birgit SIPPEL GermanyS&D For
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PolandEPP For
Bogdan RZOŃCA PolandECR Abstained
Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ SpainEPP For
Borys BUDKA PolandEPP For
Branislav ONDRUŠ SlovakiaNo group Against
Branko GRIMS SloveniaEPP For
Brigitte VAN DEN BERG NetherlandsRenew For
Bruno GONÇALVES PortugalS&D For
Bruno TOBBACK BelgiumS&D For
Camilla LAURETI ItalyS&D For
Carla TAVARES PortugalS&D For
Carlo CICCIOLI ItalyECR Abstained
Carlo FIDANZA ItalyECR Abstained
Carmen CRESPO DÍAZ SpainEPP For
Carolina MORACE ItalyThe Left Against
Catarina VIEIRA NetherlandsGreens For
Caterina CHINNICI ItalyEPP For
Catherine GRISET FrancePatriots For
Cecilia STRADA voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyS&D Against
Céline IMART FranceEPP For
César LUENA SpainS&D For
Charles GOERENS LuxembourgRenew For
Charlie WEIMERS voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR For
Chiara GEMMA ItalyECR Abstained
Christel SCHALDEMOSE DenmarkS&D For
Christian DOLESCHAL GermanyEPP For
Christian EHLER GermanyEPP For
Christine ANDERSON GermanyESN Against
Christine SCHNEIDER GermanyEPP For
Christine SINGER voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Christophe BAY FrancePatriots For
Christophe CLERGEAU FranceS&D For
Christophe GOMART FranceEPP For
Christophe GRUDLER FranceRenew For
Ciaran MULLOOLY voted otherwise than their group's clear line IrelandRenew Abstained
Claudiu MANDA RomaniaS&D For
Claudiu-Richard TÂRZIU voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaECR For
Costas MAVRIDES CyprusS&D For
Cristian TERHEŞ voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaECR For
Cristina GUARDA voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyGreens Against
Cristina MAESTRE SpainS&D For
Csaba DÖMÖTÖR HungaryPatriots Against
Csaba MOLNÁR HungaryS&D For
Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ IrelandRenew For
Dainius ŽALIMAS LithuaniaRenew For
Damian BOESELAGER GermanyGreens For
Damien CARÊME FranceThe Left Against
Dan BARNA RomaniaRenew For
Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU RomaniaEPP For
Daniel ATTARD voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaS&D Against
Daniel BUDA RomaniaEPP For
Daniel CASPARY GermanyEPP For
Daniel FREUND GermanyGreens For
Daniele POLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe Left Against
Danuše NERUDOVÁ CzechiaEPP For
Dario NARDELLA ItalyS&D For
Dario TAMBURRANO ItalyThe Left Against
Dariusz JOŃSKI PolandEPP For
David CASA MaltaEPP For
David CORMAND voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceGreens Against
David MCALLISTER GermanyEPP For
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPP For
Delara BURKHARDT GermanyS&D For
Denis NESCI ItalyECR Abstained
Dennis RADTKE GermanyEPP For
Diana RIBA I GINER voted otherwise than their group's clear line SpainGreens Against
Dick ERIXON voted otherwise than their group's clear line SwedenECR For
Diego SOLIER SpainECR Abstained
Dimitris TSIODRAS GreeceEPP For
Dirk GOTINK NetherlandsEPP For
Dolors MONTSERRAT SpainEPP For
Eero HEINÄLUOMA FinlandS&D For
Elena DONAZZAN ItalyECR Abstained
Elena KOUNTOURA GreeceThe Left Against
Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO SpainEPP For
Elena SANCHO MURILLO SpainS&D For
Eleonora MELETI GreeceEPP For
Elio DI RUPO BelgiumS&D For
Elisabeth DIERINGER AustriaPatriots Against
Elisabeth GROSSMANN AustriaS&D For
Elisabetta GUALMINI ItalyS&D For
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI GreeceEPP For
Elsi KATAINEN FinlandRenew For
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PolandEPP For
Emil RADEV BulgariaEPP For
Emma FOURREAU FranceThe Left Against
Emma RAFOWICZ FranceS&D For
Emmanouil FRAGKOS GreeceECR Abstained
Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS GreeceEPP For
Engin EROGLU voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Enikő GYŐRI HungaryPatriots Against
Eric SARGIACOMO FranceS&D For
Erik KALIŇÁK SlovakiaNo group Against
Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS HungaryPatriots Against
Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS SpainEPP For
Estelle CEULEMANS BelgiumS&D For
Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA SpainEPP For
Estrella GALÁN SpainThe Left Against
Eugen TOMAC RomaniaRenew For
Evelyn REGNER AustriaS&D For
Evin INCIR SwedenS&D For
Ewa KOPACZ PolandEPP For
Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK PolandESN Against
Fabienne KELLER FranceRenew For
Fabio DE MASI GermanyNo group Against
Fabrice LEGGERI FrancePatriots For
Fernand KARTHEISER LuxembourgNo group Against
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS SpainEPP For
Fidias PANAYIOTOU CyprusNo group Against
Flavio TOSI ItalyEPP For
France JAMET FrancePatriots For
Francesco TORSELLI ItalyECR Abstained
Francesco VENTOLA ItalyECR Abstained
Francisco ASSIS PortugalS&D For
Francisco José MILLÁN MON SpainEPP For
François KALFON FranceS&D For
François-Xavier BELLAMY FranceEPP For
Fredis BELERIS GreeceEPP For
Friedrich PÜRNER GermanyNo group Against
Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO ItalyEPP For
Gabriel MATO SpainEPP For
Gabriela FIREA RomaniaS&D For
Gabriele BISCHOFF GermanyS&D For
Gaetano PEDULLA' ItalyThe Left Against
Galato ALEXANDRAKI GreeceECR Abstained
Geadis GEADI voted otherwise than their group's clear line CyprusECR For
Georg MAYER AustriaPatriots Against
Georgiana TEODORESCU voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaECR For
Georgios AFTIAS GreeceEPP For
Gerald HAUSER AustriaPatriots Against
Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY NetherlandsRenew For
Gheorghe CÂRCIU RomaniaS&D For
Gheorghe PIPEREA RomaniaECR Abstained
Gilles BOYER FranceRenew For
Gilles PENNELLE FrancePatriots For
Giorgio GORI ItalyS&D For
Giorgos GEORGIOU CyprusThe Left Against
Giovanni CROSETTO ItalyECR Abstained
Giuseppe ANTOCI ItalyThe Left Against
Giuseppe LUPO ItalyS&D For
Giuseppe MILAZZO ItalyECR Abstained
Giusi PRINCI ItalyEPP For
Gordan BOSANAC voted otherwise than their group's clear line CroatiaGreens Abstained
Grzegorz BRAUN PolandNo group Against
Guillaume PELTIER voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR For
Günther SIDL AustriaS&D For
György HÖLVÉNYI HungaryPatriots Against
Hana JALLOUL MURO SpainS&D For
Hanna GEDIN SwedenThe Left Against
Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ PolandEPP For
Hannah NEUMANN GermanyGreens For
Hans NEUHOFF GermanyESN Against
Harald VILIMSKY AustriaPatriots Against
Hélder SOUSA SILVA PortugalEPP For
Heléne FRITZON SwedenS&D For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenew For
Henrik DAHL DenmarkEPP For
Herbert DORFMANN ItalyEPP For
Hilde VAUTMANS BelgiumRenew For
Hildegard BENTELE GermanyEPP For
Hristo PETROV BulgariaRenew For
Idoia MENDIA SpainS&D For
Ignazio Roberto MARINO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyGreens Against
Ilaria SALIS ItalyThe Left Against
Ilhan KYUCHYUK BulgariaRenew For
Ilia LAZAROV BulgariaEPP For
Inese VAIDERE LatviaEPP For
Ingeborg TER LAAK NetherlandsEPP For
Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ SpainS&D For
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenew For
Irene MONTERO SpainThe Left Against
Irene TINAGLI ItalyS&D For
Irmhild BOSSDORF GermanyESN Against
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA SpainEPP For
Isabel WISELER-LIMA LuxembourgEPP For
Isabella LÖVIN SwedenGreens For
Isabella TOVAGLIERI ItalyPatriots Against
Isabelle LE CALLENNEC FranceEPP For
Isilda GOMES PortugalS&D For
Iuliu WINKLER RomaniaEPP For
Ivan DAVID CzechiaESN Against
Ivars IJABS LatviaRenew For
Ivaylo VALCHEV BulgariaECR Abstained
Jaak MADISON voted otherwise than their group's clear line EstoniaECR For
Jacek OZDOBA PolandECR Abstained
Jacek PROTAS PolandEPP For
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA PolandECR Abstained
Jagna MARCZUŁAJTIS-WALCZAK PolandEPP For
Jan FARSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Jan-Christoph OETJEN GermanyRenew For
Jan-Peter WARNKE GermanyNo group Against
Jana NAGYOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jana TOOM EstoniaRenew For
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI PolandEPP For
Jaroslav BŽOCH CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaroslav KNOT CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ SpainS&D For
Javier ZARZALEJOS SpainEPP For
Jean-Marc GERMAIN FranceS&D For
Jean-Paul GARRAUD FrancePatriots For
Jeannette BALJEU NetherlandsRenew For
Jens GEIER GermanyS&D For
Jens GIESEKE GermanyEPP For
Jérémy DECERLE FranceRenew For
Jeroen LENAERS NetherlandsEPP For
Jessica POLFJÄRD SwedenEPP For
Jessika VAN LEEUWEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsEPP Abstained
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Joachim STREIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyRenew Abstained
Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS PolandS&D For
João OLIVEIRA PortugalThe Left Against
Johan DANIELSSON SwedenS&D For
Jonás FERNÁNDEZ SpainS&D For
Jonas SJÖSTEDT SwedenThe Left Against
Jordan BARDELLA FrancePatriots For
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA SpainPatriots Abstained
Jörgen WARBORN SwedenEPP For
José CEPEDA SpainS&D For
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL SpainPatriots Abstained
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR SpainS&D For
Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ SpainEPP For
Judita LAŠŠÁKOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Julie RECHAGNEUX FrancePatriots For
Julien LEONARDELLI FrancePatriots For
Julien SANCHEZ FrancePatriots For
Jüri RATAS EstoniaEPP For
Jussi SARAMO voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandThe Left Abstained
Jutta PAULUS GermanyGreens For
Kai TEGETHOFF GermanyGreens For
Kamila GASIUK-PIHOWICZ PolandEPP For
Karin KARLSBRO SwedenRenew For
Karlo RESSLER CroatiaEPP For
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&D For
Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Kathleen FUNCHION IrelandThe Left Against
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&D For
Katrin LANGENSIEPEN GermanyGreens For
Kim VAN SPARRENTAK NetherlandsGreens For
Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN DenmarkGreens For
Klára DOBREV HungaryS&D For
Klara DOSTALOVA CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Konstantinos ARVANITIS GreeceThe Left Against
Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI PolandECR Abstained
Kostas PAPADAKIS GreeceNo group Against
Kris VAN DIJCK BelgiumECR Abstained
Kristoffer STORM voted otherwise than their group's clear line DenmarkECR For
Krzysztof BREJZA PolandEPP For
Krzysztof HETMAN PolandEPP For
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK PolandS&D For
Lara MAGONI ItalyECR Abstained
Lara WOLTERS NetherlandsS&D For
Laurence FARRENG FranceRenew For
Laurence TROCHU voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR For
Laurent CASTILLO FranceEPP For
Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS GreeceNo group Against
Leila CHAIBI FranceThe Left Against
Leire PAJÍN SpainS&D For
Lena DÜPONT GermanyEPP For
Lena SCHILLING AustriaGreens For
Leoluca ORLANDO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyGreens Against
Letizia MORATTI ItalyEPP For
Li ANDERSSON voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandThe Left Abstained
Lídia PEREIRA PortugalEPP For
Liesbet SOMMEN BelgiumEPP For
Lina GÁLVEZ SpainS&D For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPP For
Loránt VINCZE RomaniaEPP For
Loucas FOURLAS voted otherwise than their group's clear line CyprusEPP Abstained
Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Ľuboš BLAHA SlovakiaNo group Against
Lucia ANNUNZIATA ItalyS&D For
Lucia YAR SlovakiaRenew For
Luděk NIEDERMAYER CzechiaEPP For
Ľudovít ÓDOR SlovakiaRenew For
Lukas MANDL AustriaEPP For
Lukas SIEPER GermanyNo group For
Łukasz KOHUT PolandEPP For
Luke Ming FLANAGAN IrelandThe Left Against
Lynn BOYLAN IrelandThe Left Against
Maciej WĄSIK PolandECR Abstained
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ PolandEPP For
Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA PolandECR Abstained
Malik AZMANI NetherlandsRenew For
Malika SOREL FranceNo group For
Manfred WEBER GermanyEPP For
Manon AUBRY FranceThe Left Against
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER SpainEPP For
Marc ANGEL LuxembourgS&D For
Marc BOTENGA BelgiumThe Left Against
Marc JONGEN GermanyESN Against
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI PolandESN Against
Marco FALCONE ItalyEPP For
Marco SQUARTA ItalyECR Abstained
Marco TARQUINIO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyS&D Against
Marcos ROS SEMPERE SpainS&D For
Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN SpainPatriots Abstained
Maria GRAPINI RomaniaS&D For
Maria GUZENINA FinlandS&D For
Maria NOICHL GermanyS&D For
Maria OHISALO FinlandGreens For
Maria WALSH IrelandEPP For
Maria ZACHARIA GreeceNo group Against
Marianne VIND DenmarkS&D For
Mariateresa VIVALDINI ItalyECR Abstained
Marie TOUSSAINT voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceGreens Against
Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN GermanyRenew For
Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN FrancePatriots For
Marieke EHLERS NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Marina KALJURAND EstoniaS&D For
Marina MESURE FranceThe Left Against
Mario FURORE ItalyThe Left Against
Mario MANTOVANI ItalyECR Abstained
Marion MARÉCHAL voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR For
Marion WALSMANN GermanyEPP For
Marit MAIJ NetherlandsS&D For
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Marjan ŠAREC SloveniaRenew For
Markéta GREGOROVÁ CzechiaGreens For
Marko VEŠLIGAJ CroatiaS&D For
Markus BUCHHEIT GermanyESN Against
Markus FERBER GermanyEPP For
Marlena MALĄG PolandECR Abstained
Marta TEMIDO PortugalS&D For
Marta WCISŁO PolandEPP For
Martin GÜNTHER GermanyThe Left Against
Martin HÄUSLING GermanyGreens For
Martin HOJSÍK SlovakiaRenew For
Martin SCHIRDEWAN GermanyThe Left Against
Martin SONNEBORN GermanyNo group Against
Martine KEMP LuxembourgEPP For
Mārtiņš STAĶIS LatviaGreens For
Mary KHAN GermanyESN Against
Massimiliano SALINI ItalyEPP For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPP For
Mathilde ANDROUËT FrancePatriots For
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&D For
Matthias ECKE GermanyS&D For
Matthieu VALET FrancePatriots For
Mélanie DISDIER FrancePatriots For
Merja KYLLÖNEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandThe Left For
Michael BLOSS GermanyGreens For
Michael GAHLER GermanyEPP For
Michael MCNAMARA voted otherwise than their group's clear line IrelandRenew Abstained
Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG GermanyNo group Against
Michał KOBOSKO PolandRenew For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPP For
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PolandEPP For
Michal WIEZIK SlovakiaRenew For
Michalis HADJIPANTELA voted otherwise than their group's clear line CyprusEPP Abstained
Michele PICARO ItalyECR Abstained
Mieke ANDRIESE NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Mika AALTOLA FinlandEPP For
Milan MAZUREK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan UHRÍK SlovakiaESN Against
Milan ZVER SloveniaEPP For
Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA RomaniaEPP For
Mireia BORRÁS PABÓN SpainPatriots Abstained
Miriam LEXMANN SlovakiaEPP For
Mirosława NYKIEL PolandEPP For
Mohammed CHAHIM NetherlandsS&D For
Monika BEŇOVÁ SlovakiaNo group Against
Monika HOHLMEIER GermanyEPP For
Moritz KÖRNER GermanyRenew For
Morten LØKKEGAARD DenmarkRenew For
Mounir SATOURI voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceGreens Against
Murielle LAURENT FranceS&D For
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR SpainS&D For
Nadine MORANO FranceEPP For
Nathalie LOISEAU FranceRenew For
Niclas HERBST GermanyEPP For
Nicola PROCACCINI ItalyECR Abstained
Nicola ZINGARETTI ItalyS&D For
Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ RomaniaGreens For
Nicolas BAY voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceECR For
Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES SpainS&D For
Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE SpainEPP For
Niels Flemming HANSEN DenmarkEPP For
Niels GEUKING GermanyEPP For
Nikola BARTŮŠEK CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Nikola MINCHEV BulgariaRenew For
Nikolaos ANADIOTIS GreeceNo group Against
Nikolina BRNJAC CroatiaEPP For
Nikos PAPANDREOU GreeceS&D For
Nikos PAPPAS GreeceThe Left Against
Nils UŠAKOVS LatviaS&D For
Nina CARBERRY IrelandEPP For
Nora JUNCO GARCÍA SpainECR Abstained
Nora MEBAREK FranceS&D For
Norbert LINS GermanyEPP For
Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ SpainRenew For
Oliver SCHENK GermanyEPP For
Olivier CHASTEL voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumRenew Abstained
Ondřej DOSTÁL CzechiaNo group Against
Ondřej KNOTEK CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Ondřej KOLÁŘ CzechiaEPP For
Ondřej KRUTÍLEK CzechiaECR Abstained
Özlem DEMIREL GermanyThe Left Against
Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA SpainEPP For
Pál SZEKERES HungaryPatriots Against
Paolo BORCHIA ItalyPatriots Against
Paolo INSELVINI ItalyECR Abstained
Pär HOLMGREN SwedenGreens For
Pascal ARIMONT BelgiumEPP For
Pascal CANFIN FranceRenew For
Pascale PIERA FrancePatriots For
Pasquale TRIDICO ItalyThe Left Against
Patryk JAKI PolandECR Abstained
Paulius SAUDARGAS LithuaniaEPP For
Paulo CUNHA PortugalEPP For
Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PortugalEPP For
Pekka TOVERI FinlandEPP For
Per CLAUSEN DenmarkThe Left Against
Pernando BARRENA ARZA SpainThe Left Against
Peter AGIUS MaltaEPP For
Peter LIESE GermanyEPP For
Petr BYSTRON GermanyESN Against
Petra STEGER AustriaPatriots Against
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS LithuaniaRenew For
Petras GRAŽULIS voted otherwise than their group's clear line LithuaniaESN For
Philippe OLIVIER FrancePatriots For
Pierfrancesco MARAN ItalyS&D For
Pierre JOUVET FranceS&D For
Pierre PIMPIE FrancePatriots For
Pierre-Romain THIONNET FrancePatriots For
Pietro FIOCCHI ItalyECR Abstained
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA SpainEPP For
Pina PICIERNO ItalyS&D For
Piotr MÜLLER PolandECR Abstained
Rada LAYKOVA BulgariaESN Against
Radan KANEV BulgariaEPP For
Raffaele STANCANELLI ItalyPatriots Against
Raffaele TOPO ItalyS&D For
Ralf SEEKATZ GermanyEPP For
Raphaël GLUCKSMANN FranceS&D For
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE NetherlandsRenew For
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ LithuaniaEPP For
Rasmus ANDRESEN GermanyGreens For
Rasmus NORDQVIST DenmarkGreens For
Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO SpainEPP For
Regina DOHERTY IrelandEPP For
Reinier VAN LANSCHOT NetherlandsGreens For
Reinis POZŅAKS LatviaECR Abstained
René REPASI GermanyS&D For
Rihards KOLS LatviaECR Abstained
Riho TERRAS EstoniaEPP For
Rima HASSAN FranceThe Left Against
Robert BIEDROŃ PolandS&D For
Roberto VANNACCI ItalyPatriots Against
Roberts ZĪLE LatviaECR Abstained
Roman HAIDER AustriaPatriots Against
Romana JERKOVIĆ CroatiaS&D For
Romana TOMC SloveniaEPP For
Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT SpainEPP For
Rosa SERRANO SIERRA SpainS&D For
Rudi KENNES BelgiumThe Left Against
Ruggero RAZZA ItalyECR Abstained
Ruth FIRMENICH GermanyNo group Against
Sabine VERHEYEN GermanyEPP For
Sabrina REPP GermanyS&D For
Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU GreeceS&D For
Salvatore DE MEO ItalyEPP For
Sander SMIT voted otherwise than their group's clear line NetherlandsEPP Abstained
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ SpainS&D For
Sandra KALNIETE LatviaEPP For
Sandro GOZI FranceRenew For
Sandro RUOTOLO voted otherwise than their group's clear line ItalyS&D Against
Sara MATTHIEU BelgiumGreens For
Sarah KNAFO voted otherwise than their group's clear line FranceESN For
Saskia BRICMONT voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumGreens Against
Seán KELLY IrelandEPP For
Sebastian EVERDING voted otherwise than their group's clear line GermanyThe Left Abstained
Sebastian KRUIS NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN voted otherwise than their group's clear line FinlandECR For
Sebastião BUGALHO PortugalEPP For
Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA voted otherwise than their group's clear line RomaniaECR For
Sergey LAGODINSKY GermanyGreens For
Sergio BERLATO ItalyECR Abstained
Sérgio HUMBERTO PortugalEPP For
Séverine WERBROUCK FrancePatriots For
Siegbert Frank DROESE GermanyESN Against
Siegfried MUREŞAN RomaniaEPP For
Sigrid FRIIS DenmarkRenew For
Silvia SARDONE ItalyPatriots Against
Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN FinlandEPP For
Sofie ERIKSSON SwedenS&D For
Sophia KIRCHER AustriaEPP For
Sophie WILMÈS voted otherwise than their group's clear line BelgiumRenew Abstained
Stefan BERGER GermanyEPP For
Stefan KÖHLER GermanyEPP For
Ştefan MUŞOIU RomaniaS&D For
Stefano BONACCINI ItalyS&D For
Stefano CAVEDAGNA ItalyECR Abstained
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECR Abstained
Stine BOSSE DenmarkRenew For
Sunčana GLAVAK CroatiaEPP For
Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ SpainEPP For
Susanna CECCARDI ItalyPatriots Against
Sven MIKSER EstoniaS&D For
Sven SIMON GermanyEPP For
Svenja HAHN GermanyRenew For
Tamás DEUTSCH HungaryPatriots Against
Taner KABILOV BulgariaNo group For
Terry REINTKE GermanyGreens For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriots For
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&D For
Thomas BAJADA voted otherwise than their group's clear line MaltaS&D Against
Thomas GEISEL GermanyNo group Against
Thomas PELLERIN-CARLIN FranceS&D For
Thomas WAITZ AustriaGreens For
Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ PortugalPatriots For
Tilly METZ voted otherwise than their group's clear line LuxembourgGreens Abstained
Tineke STRIK NetherlandsGreens For
Tobias CREMER GermanyS&D For
Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI PolandECR Abstained
Tom BERENDSEN NetherlandsEPP For
Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE BelgiumPatriots Abstained
Tomáš KUBÍN CzechiaPatriots Abstained
Tomas TOBÉ SwedenEPP For
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ CzechiaEPP For
Tomasz BUCZEK PolandPatriots Abstained
Tomasz FROELICH GermanyESN Against
Tomislav SOKOL CroatiaEPP For
Ton DIEPEVEEN NetherlandsPatriots Abstained
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&D For
Udo BULLMANN GermanyS&D For
Urmas PAET EstoniaRenew For
Valentina PALMISANO ItalyThe Left Against
Valérie DELOGE FrancePatriots For
Valérie DEVAUX FranceRenew For
Valérie HAYER FranceRenew For
Vangelis MEIMARAKIS GreeceEPP For
Vasile DÎNCU RomaniaS&D For
Verena MERTENS GermanyEPP For
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ SlovakiaRenew For
Veronika VRECIONOVÁ CzechiaECR Abstained
Victor NEGRESCU RomaniaS&D For
Viktória FERENC HungaryPatriots Against
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ LithuaniaS&D For
Vilis KRIŠTOPANS LatviaPatriots For
Ville NIINISTÖ FinlandGreens For
Villy SØVNDAL DenmarkGreens For
Virgil-Daniel POPESCU RomaniaEPP For
Virginie JORON FrancePatriots For
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS LithuaniaGreens For
Vivien COSTANZO GermanyS&D For
Vlad VASILE-VOICULESCU RomaniaRenew For
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreens For
Volker SCHNURRBUSCH GermanyESN Against
Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS LithuaniaS&D For
Wouter BEKE BelgiumEPP For
Yannis MANIATIS GreeceS&D For
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe Left Against
Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ SloveniaEPP For
Željana ZOVKO CroatiaEPP For
Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG HungaryESN Against

Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Pina PICIERNO changed group ItalyRenewSpeeches117 Dec 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 3

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Separate vote on paragraph 23 Counted411 for, 211 against, 24 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
2Paragraph 23 — part 2 A10-0243/2025 – Christophe Gomart – § 23/2 Part voted on: “calls on private financial actors to restrict their exclusions to this consolidated list and to publish their investment policies; proposes that the inclusion in EU financing of actors whose investment policies go beyond this exclusion be reviewed on a case-by-case basis;”Roll call335 for, 243 against, 70 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
3Final vote — text as a whole A10-0243/2025 – Christophe Gomart – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call425 for, 120 against, 96 abstained Adopted

Roll call requested by Members · split votes by Members.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0243

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Parliament adopted a resolution assessing the EU's defence needs up to 2030, focusing on financing and industrial readiness.

The text calls for closing the defence investment gap and improving access to capital for defence companies, including small firms.

It asks the Commission and member states to address obstacles such as procurement delays and restrictive investment rules.

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The report assesses EU defence readiness needs for 2030, focusing on financing gaps and investment barriers. It calls for increased, coordinated defence spending, joint procurement, and support for the defence industry, including SMEs.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2142(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 17 December 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 10 July 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 27 November 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 3 December 2025 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 17 December 2025 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: SEDE · Author: Christophe GOMART (EPP)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 12 connections: Running issue: EU defence readiness · Other decisions of the part-session on SEDE dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: EU defence readiness

Other decisions of the part-session on SEDE dossiers

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Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs”. Decision, 17 December 2025. votingId 182510, document A-10-2025-0243, reference 2025/2142(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-12-17/9?members=all (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 December 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 December 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-12-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-12-17-9,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-12-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-12-17/9?members=all}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-12-17/9?members=all},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 182510, document A-10-2025-0243, reference 2025/2142(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}