Decision

Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025

Effect: Adopted
Result: 395 for · 197 against · 70 abstained roll call
Date: 21 January 2026, 13:17–13:30
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by a clear majority
Text: Report A-10-2025-0265
Dossier: 2025/2165(INI)
Source: Committee report by Thijs Reuten
Topics: Foreign affairs Defence & security Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 98 votes · 33 roll calls · 17 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call, 3 split votes) · S&D (2 split votes) · EPP (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · ECR (1 roll call, 15 split votes) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Wednesday 21 January 2026
Final vote: 183225

Margin: by a clear majority
Text: Report A-10-2025-0265
Dossier: 2025/2165(INI)
Source: Committee report by Thijs Reuten
Topics: Foreign affairs Defence & security Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 98 votes · 33 roll calls · 17 amendments
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call, 3 split votes) · S&D (2 split votes) · EPP (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · ECR (1 roll call, 15 split votes) · Patriots (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Wednesday 21 January 2026
Final vote: 183225

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Adopted by a clear majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 17 amendments (7 adopted, 10 rejected) and 80 parts of the text voted on separately (63 adopted, 8 rejected, 9 lapsed).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by The Left, Patriots 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).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 1	Against 37	Abst. 2	No vote 6 of 46	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.89
Greens	For 36	Against 15	Abst. 0	No vote 2 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.56
S&D	For 116	Against 5	Abst. 1	No vote 14 of 136	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.93
Renew	For 69	Against 0	Abst. 1	No vote 5 of 75	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.98
EPP	For 163	Against 2	Abst. 6	No vote 16 of 187	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.93
ECR	For 7	Against 12	Abst. 55	No vote 5 of 79	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained	Cohesion 0.61
Patriots	For 0	Against 79	Abst. 1	No vote 6 of 86	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.98
ESN	For 1	Against 24	Abst. 1	No vote 1 of 27	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.88
No group	For 2	Against 23	Abst. 3	No vote 2 of 30	Majority 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, 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, 55

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.

The Left line Against · 1 voted for, 2 abstained of 40 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Merja KYLLÖNEN Finland
Abstained (2)
- Nikolas FARANTOURIS Greece
- Nikos PAPPAS Greece
Greens line For · 15 voted against of 51 who voted
Voted against (15)
- Ana MIRANDA PAZ Spain
- Benedetta SCUDERI Italy
- Cristina GUARDA Italy
- David CORMAND France
- Diana RIBA I GINER Spain
- Ignazio Roberto MARINO Italy
- Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ Spain
- Leoluca ORLANDO Italy
- Majdouline SBAI France
- Marie TOUSSAINT France
- Mélissa CAMARA France
- Mounir SATOURI France
- Saskia BRICMONT Belgium
- Tilly METZ Luxembourg
- Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ Spain
S&D line For · 5 voted against, 1 abstained of 122 who voted
Voted against (5)
- Alex AGIUS SALIBA Malta
- Birgit SIPPEL Germany
- Cecilia STRADA Italy
- Daniel ATTARD Malta
- Thomas BAJADA Malta
Abstained (1)
- Marco TARQUINIO Italy
Renew line For · 1 abstained of 70 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Michael MCNAMARA Ireland
EPP line For · 2 voted against, 6 abstained of 171 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Christophe GOMART France
- Riho TERRAS Estonia
Abstained (6)
- David CASA Malta
- Isabelle LE CALLENNEC France
- Jessika VAN LEEUWEN Netherlands
- Loucas FOURLAS Cyprus
- Michalis HADJIPANTELA Cyprus
- Sander SMIT Netherlands
ECR line Abstained · 19 voted for or against of 74 who voted
Voted for or against (19)
- Aurelijus VERYGA Lithuania
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Cristian TERHEŞ Romania
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
- Guillaume PELTIER France
- Johan VAN OVERTVELDT Belgium
- Kris VAN DIJCK Belgium
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
- Laurence TROCHU France
- Marion MARÉCHAL France
- Nicolas BAY France
- Reinis POZŅAKS Latvia
- Rihards KOLS Latvia
- Roberts ZĪLE Latvia
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
- Stephen Nikola BARTULICA Croatia
Patriots line Against · 1 abstained of 80 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ Portugal
ESN line Against · 1 voted for, 1 abstained of 26 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Petras GRAŽULIS Lithuania
Abstained (1)
- Sarah KNAFO France

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).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	13	6	0	1	0.53
Belgium	14	5	0	3	0.61
Bulgaria	9	3	2	3	0.46
Cyprus	1	2	3	0	—
Czechia	6	11	3	1	0.33
Germany	65	25	1	5	0.57
Denmark	10	3	0	2	0.65
Estonia	5	1	1	0	—
Spain	40	13	2	5	0.59
Finland	12	3	0	0	0.70
France	28	49	2	2	0.43
Greece	10	8	2	1	0.25
Croatia	8	1	0	3	—
Hungary	2	11	0	8	0.77
Ireland	10	2	1	1	0.65
Italy	25	21	25	5	0.03
Lithuania	9	0	1	1	0.85
Luxembourg	4	2	0	0	—
Latvia	8	1	0	0	—
Malta	0	3	1	2	—
Netherlands	21	6	3	1	0.55
Poland	25	5	18	5	0.28
Portugal	15	2	1	3	0.75
Romania	26	1	4	2	0.76
Sweden	14	5	0	2	0.61
Slovenia	9	0	0	0	—
Slovakia	6	8	0	1	0.36

Members

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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.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Roberta METSOLA Malta	EPP	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded
Thijs REUTEN Netherlands	S&D	Speeches1	21 Jan 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For

All votes on this decision, 98

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.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Paragraph 1 — part 1 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 1/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘weaponisation of migration and border pressure,’”	Roll call	530 for, 60 against, 53 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens; split: Greens
2	Paragraph 1 — part 2 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 1/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	506 for, 128 against, 10 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens; split: Greens
3	Separate vote on paragraph 2	Show of hands	Adopted

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Paragraph 1 — part 2 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 1/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	506 for, 128 against, 10 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens; split: Greens
3	Separate vote on paragraph 2	Show of hands	Adopted

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 1 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – After § 2 – Am 17/1 Part voted on: ‘Regrets that, despite Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and its sustained hybrid attacks against the EU, seven EU Member States increased their imports of Russian energy in 2025 compared with the previous year; recalls that such continued dependence has been enabled by long-standing Kremlin-driven energy leverage, including the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which from their outset constituted geopolitical projects aimed at increasing Europe’s reliance on Russian gas, undermining the Union’s energy security and solidarity, and fuelling Russia’s capacity to wage war;’ without the words ‘which from their outset constituted geopolitical projects’	Roll call	513 for, 81 against, 62 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: S&D
5	Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 2 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – After § 2 – Am 17/2 Part voted on: “which from their outset constituted geopolitical projects”	Roll call	365 for, 211 against, 81 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: S&D
6	Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 3 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – After § 2 – Am 17/3 Part voted on: “underlines, therefore, that Nord Stream 1 and 2 must never be reactivated and calls for their permanent decommissioning as a matter of strategic security;”	Roll call	475 for, 88 against, 90 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: S&D
7	Separate vote on paragraph 5	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byroll call: Patriots
8	Separate vote on paragraph 5	Counted	426 for, 178 against, 59 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Patriots
9	Separate vote on paragraph 5	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed	Requested byroll call: Patriots
10	Separate vote on paragraph 6	Show of hands	Adopted
11	Separate vote on paragraph 7	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
12	Separate vote on paragraph 7 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 7	Roll call	467 for, 109 against, 86 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Patriots
13	Separate vote on paragraph 12	Show of hands	Adopted
14	Separate vote on paragraph 14	Show of hands	Rejected
15	Amendment 7 to paragraph 14 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 14 – Am 7	Roll call	115 for, 531 against, 14 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
16	Amendment 18 to paragraph 14 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 14 – Am 18	Roll call	364 for, 284 against, 11 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
17	Amendment 8 to paragraph 15 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 15 – Am 8	Roll call	99 for, 524 against, 24 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
18	Separate vote on paragraph 15	Show of hands	Adopted
19	Separate vote on paragraph 15	Counted	347 for, 265 against, 47 abstained Adopted
20	Separate vote on paragraph 15	Show of hands	Adopted
21	Separate vote on paragraph 15	Counted	366 for, 235 against, 53 abstained Adopted
22	Separate vote on paragraph 15	Show of hands	Adopted
23	Amendment 19 to paragraph 15 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 15 – Am 19	Roll call	364 for, 274 against, 26 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
24	Separate vote on paragraph 16	Show of hands	Adopted
25	Separate vote on paragraph 17	Show of hands	Adopted
26	Amendment 9 to paragraph 19 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 19 – Am 9	Roll call	66 for, 574 against, 17 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
27	Separate vote on paragraph 19	Show of hands	Rejected
28	Separate vote on paragraph 19	Show of hands	Adopted
29	Separate vote on paragraph 19	Show of hands	Adopted
30	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 19	Show of hands	Adopted
31	Separate vote on paragraph 20	Show of hands	Adopted
32	Separate vote on paragraph 22	Show of hands	Adopted
33	Amendment 10 to paragraph 27 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 27 – Am 10	Roll call	64 for, 590 against, 8 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
34	Separate vote on paragraph 27	Show of hands	Adopted
35	Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 27 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – After § 27 – Am 25	Roll call	197 for, 325 against, 134 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
36	Amendment 11 to paragraph 28 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 28 – Am 11	Roll call	78 for, 525 against, 56 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
37	Separate vote on paragraph 29	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
38	Separate vote on paragraph 29	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested bysplit: ECR
39	Separate vote on paragraph 29	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested bysplit: ECR
40	Separate vote on paragraph 29	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested bysplit: ECR
41	Separate vote on paragraph 30	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
42	Separate vote on paragraph 30	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested bysplit: ECR
43	Separate vote on paragraph 30	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested bysplit: ECR
44	Separate vote on paragraph 30	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested bysplit: ECR
45	Paragraph 31 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘create a true European single market for defence products and services’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
46	Paragraph 31 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
47	Separate vote on paragraph 32	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: S&D
48	Separate vote on paragraph 32	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested bysplit: S&D
49	Separate vote on paragraph 32	Show of hands	Lapsed	Requested bysplit: S&D
50	Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 32 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – After § 32 – Am 3	Roll call	122 for, 467 against, 64 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
51	Separate vote on paragraph 35	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
52	Paragraph 35 — part 2 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 35/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	377 for, 231 against, 43 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
53	Separate vote on paragraph 38	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
54	Paragraph 38 — part 2 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 38/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	389 for, 234 against, 38 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
55	Paragraph 39 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls for the completion of a genuine single market for defence,’ and ‘calls for the removal of unnecessary political, economic and regulatory barriers and practices in Member States that undermine the efficiency and competitiveness of the single market for defence, including through the frequent use of the national security interest exemption provided in Article 346 TFEU; calls on the Commission to issue a recommendation for an interpretation of Article 346 TFEU in order to facilitate a harmonised and uniform approach throughout the EU, addressing the need to strictly protect the essential security interests of the Member States and emphasising that the exemptions provided in Article 346 TFEU are to be used exceptionally;’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
56	Paragraph 39 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: “calls for the completion of a genuine single market for defence,”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
57	Paragraph 39 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “calls for the removal of unnecessary political, economic and regulatory barriers and practices in Member States that undermine the efficiency and competitiveness of the single market for defence, including through the frequent use of the national security interest exemption provided in Article 346 TFEU; calls on the Commission to issue a recommendation for an interpretation of Article 346 TFEU in order to facilitate a harmonised and uniform approach throughout the EU, addressing the need to strictly protect the essential security interests of the Member States and emphasising that the exemptions provided in Article 346 TFEU are to be used exceptionally;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
58	Separate vote on paragraph 40	Show of hands	Rejected	Requested bysplit: ECR
59	Separate vote on paragraph 40	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
60	Separate vote on paragraph 40	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
61	Separate vote on paragraph 46	Show of hands	Rejected
62	Separate vote on paragraph 48	Show of hands	Rejected
63	Amendment 12 to paragraph 49 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 49 – Am 12	Roll call	58 for, 569 against, 38 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
64	Separate vote on paragraph 49	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
65	Paragraph 49 — part 2 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 49/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	380 for, 258 against, 20 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
66	Amendment 24 to paragraph 50 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 50 – Am 24	Roll call	354 for, 287 against, 12 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
67	Paragraph 51 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘a genuine European Defence Union, including’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
68	Paragraph 51 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
69	Separate vote on paragraph 74	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
70	Paragraph 74 — part 2 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 74/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	403 for, 190 against, 66 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR; split: ECR
71	Vote on text inserted after paragraph 74	Show of hands	Rejected
72	Paragraph 77 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Expresses deep concern that Russia’s repeated acts of aggression have eroded Europe’s security architecture, undermining the 1975 Helsinki Final Act of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and exposing the failure of related institutional and political processes; stresses that only cooperation between all states, based on jointly agreed rules, can safeguard against war and provide common security; highlights the importance of building a renewed European security architecture that strengthens the transatlantic link in line with the EU’s strategic interests, enhances cooperation with NATO and promotes stability in the EU’s Eastern and Southern neighbourhoods; calls for progress on the strategic thinking needed for that renewed European security architecture, including strengthening the Euro-Atlantic partnership;’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
73	Paragraph 77 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘welcomes the positive steps taken so far, in the light of the aim, set out in the Commission President’s December 2024 mission letter to Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius, to create a true European Defence Union, and calls for the formulation of a clear vision and a strategic roadmap of the remaining steps, to ensure consistency across all required financial, institutional and operational aspects; calls for the Member States’ political engagement and commitment towards achieving the EDU;’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
74	Paragraph 78 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘as the basis for a genuine EDU’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
75	Paragraph 78 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
76	Paragraph 80 — part 1 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 80/1 Part voted on: “Reaffirms its call to create a permanent format for the Council of Defence Ministers as a forum for political and strategic coordination,”	Roll call	512 for, 109 against, 46 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP, Patriots, ECR
77	Paragraph 80 — part 2 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 80/2 Part voted on: “as well as for a move from unanimity to qualified majority voting under Article 31 TEU, except for executive military mandates;”	Roll call	347 for, 289 against, 15 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP, ECR, Patriots; split: EPP, Patriots, ECR
78	Paragraph 80 — part 3 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – § 80/3 Part voted on: “recommends exploring flexible and pragmatic cooperation formulas that improve the effectiveness of decisions without altering the established institutional balance, and to strengthen political and strategic coordination within the EU;”	Roll call	476 for, 128 against, 46 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: EPP; split: EPP, Patriots, ECR
79	Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 81 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – After § 81 – Am 14	Roll call	212 for, 425 against, 25 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
80	Separate vote on citation 27	Show of hands	Adopted
81	Amendment 15, adding text after citation 27 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – After citation 27 – Am 15	Roll call	506 for, 82 against, 58 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: ECR
82	Vote on text inserted after citation 27	Show of hands	Adopted
83	Vote on text inserted after citation 28	Show of hands	Adopted
84	Vote on text inserted after citation 28	Show of hands	Adopted
85	Vote on text inserted after citation 28	Show of hands	Adopted
86	Recital C — part 1 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – Recital C/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘instrumentalisation of migration’”	Roll call	559 for, 44 against, 63 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens; split: Greens
87	Recital C — part 2 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – Recital C/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	518 for, 113 against, 14 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens; split: Greens
88	Amendment 6, adding text after recital E A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – After recital E – Am 6	Roll call	221 for, 415 against, 24 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: The Left
89	Vote on text inserted after recital F	Show of hands	Adopted
90	Vote on text inserted after recital F	Show of hands	Adopted
91	Recital Q — part 1 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – Recital Q/1 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and training the Libyan coastguard’”	Roll call	565 for, 53 against, 47 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens; split: Greens
92	Recital Q — part 2 A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – Recital Q/2 Part voted on: “those words”	Roll call	477 for, 150 against, 23 abstained Adopted	Requested byroll call: Greens; split: Greens
93	Vote on text inserted after recital R	Show of hands	Rejected
94	Recital S — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘“and developing a European Defence Union;’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
95	Recital S — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: ECR
96	Vote on text inserted after recital T	Show of hands	Adopted
97	Vote on text inserted after recital T	Show of hands	Adopted
98	Final vote — text as a whole A10-0265/2025 – Thijs Reuten – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	395 for, 197 against, 70 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN · split votes by Greens (3), S&D (2), EPP (2), ECR (15), Patriots.

Text

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Report A-10-2025-0265

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Parliament adopted its annual report on the implementation of the common security and defence policy, setting out its position on EU defence and security.

The report calls for strengthening the European defence industry, enhancing military capabilities, and improving cooperation among member states.

It also urges more practical effect for collective defence and progress towards a genuine European Defence Union.

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This resolution on the implementation of the common security and defence policy (CSDP) addresses the deteriorating security environment, Russia's aggression, hybrid threats, and the need to strengthen European defence capabilities, industrial base, and strategic autonomy.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2165(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 21 January 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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Referred to committee · 11 September 2025 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 3 December 2025 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 12 December 2025 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 21 January 2026 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: SEDE · Author: Thijs REUTEN (S&D)

Connections

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Running issue: EU defence readiness

Issue EU defence readiness Running issue · EU initiative 16 Sept 2026
Decision Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V) New EU law · report by Sven Mikser, Pierfrancesco Maran, Aura Salla 16 Sept 2026 Passed
Decision Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V) New EU law · report by Lucia Yar, Henrik Dahl 16 Sept 2026 Passed
Decision Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V) New EU law · report by Pekka Toveri, Anna-Maja Henriksson 16 Sept 2026 Passed
Decision Flagship European defence projects of common interest Resolution · report by Lucia Annunziata 11 Mar 2026 Adopted
Decision Tackling barriers to the single market for defence Resolution · report by Tobias Cremer 11 Mar 2026 Adopted

Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Decision Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 Resolution · report by David McAllister 21 Jan 2026 Adopted
Decision Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024 Resolution · report by David McAllister 2 Apr 2025 Adopted
Decision Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024 Resolution · report by Nicolás Pascual de la Parte 2 Apr 2025 Adopted
Decision Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III Resolution · report by Andrzej Halicki 2 Apr 2025 Adopted
Decision Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution · report by Andrey Kovatchev 20 May 2026 Adopted

Sources & citation

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

Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/6
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 21 January 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 21 January 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-21
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025”. Decision, 21 January 2026. votingId 183225, document A-10-2025-0265, reference 2025/2165(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/6 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 21 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 21 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-21, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-01-21/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2026-01-21-6,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-01-21},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/6}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/6},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 183225, document A-10-2025-0265, reference 2025/2165(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-21 (CC BY 4.0)}
}