Dossier · Own-initiative report
Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia
- Reference
- 2025/2082(INI) Own-initiative report
- Where it stands
- Parliament adopted the text on 16 December 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Stage
- Parliament’s position
- Lead committee
- Foreign Affairs AFET
More facts (5)
- Author
- Hana JALLOUL MURO
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 6 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 16 Dec 2025 · Adopted
- Versions
- 3 versions
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 8 May 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 4 November 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 12 November 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 16 December 2025
- Parliament’s position (done) Final
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Foreign Affairs AFET
- Author
- Hana JALLOUL MURO (S&D)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE (EPP), António TÂNGER CORRÊA (Patriots), Adam BIELAN (ECR), Bernard GUETTA (Renew), Ville NIINISTÖ (Greens), Merja KYLLÖNEN (The Left)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2025 | Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia | Resolutions | Adopted | 417 for, 131 against, 108 abstained by roll call |
Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.
Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).
- 16 Dec 2025 Amendment 1 to paragraph 6
Rejected 215–390–56
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- Divided
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 16 Dec 2025 Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 7
Rejected 188–431–40
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- Divided
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 16 Dec 2025 Amendment 3 to paragraph 27
Rejected 155–474–25
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- Divided
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 16 Dec 2025 Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 36
Rejected 202–412–37
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- Divided
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
- 16 Dec 2025 Final vote — text as a whole
Adopted 417–131–108
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Divided
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- Abst.
Add members’ columns
Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament16 Dec 2025
Adopted text TA10-0326/2025 TA-10-2025-0326
Tabled for plenary12 Nov 2025
Report A10-0230/2025 A-10-2025-0230
Committee draft27 Jun 2025
Draft report (AFET) AFET-PR-775425
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0326/2025: Parliament's resolution on EU-Saudi Arabia relations calls for a strategic partnership agreement, deeper cooperation on energy, trade, security, and human rights, and urges Saudi reforms on labour, women's rights, and the death penalty.
- Report A10-0230/2025: This resolution on EU-Saudi Arabia relations calls for a strategic partnership, deeper cooperation in energy, trade, security, and human rights, and supports negotiations for a Strategic Partnership Agreement.
- Draft report (AFET): This draft report on EU-Saudi Arabia relations welcomes the partnership and calls for deeper cooperation in security, trade, energy, and human rights, while supporting Saudi reforms and regional roles.
What changed, 2
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0230/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0326/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in formal points: footnote references are removed and a decimal separator is corrected.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (AFET) → Report A10-0230/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Expands the report with new paragraphs on strategic partnership, energy, visa waiver, and human rights. Adds detailed positions on regional conflicts, including Gaza, Syria, Yemen, and Iran, and calls for SPA negotiations. Strengthens language on labour rights, women's rights, and death penalty abolition. Updates forwarding instructions and fixes hyphenation; other changes are formal or wording.
Timeline, 8
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 4 steps · 12 Nov 2025–16 Dec 2025
16 December 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 16 Dec 2025 Report A10-0230/2025Adopted text TA10-0326/2025
15 December 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
10 December 2025
4 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
12 November 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps · 8 May 2025–4 Nov 2025
4 November 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
10 September 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AFET (Foreign Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
27 June 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
8 May 2025
Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
- Text REPORT on relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia Report A10-0230/2025 16 Dec 2025
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia”. Dossier, 16 December 2025. procId 2025-2082, reference 2025/2082(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2082 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2082(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2082 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2082,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-12-16},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2082}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2082},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2082, reference 2025/2082(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2082(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}