Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU‘s need to adapt to be fit for today‘s security challenges

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 8 May 2025
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 December 2025
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 19 December 2025
4. ✓ Plenary vote (done) Adopted 22 January 2026
5. ✓ Parliament’s position (done) Final

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Lead committee

Security and Defence SEDE

Author

Reinis POZŅAKS (ECR)

Shadow rapporteurs

Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ (EPP), Yannis MANIATIS (S&D), Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ (Patriots), Hilde VAUTMANS (Renew), Villy SØVNDAL (Greens), Marina MESURE (The Left), Hans NEUHOFF (ESN)

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).

Key: ✓ For ✗ Against ○ Abstained ÷ Divided (no clear line)

1. 22 Jan 2026 Final vote on the motion for a resolution

   Adopted 483–68–76

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   Divided ÷

   ESN

   Abst. ○

1. Adopted by Parliament22 Jan 2026

   Adopted text TA10-0020/2026 TA-10-2026-0020

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary19 Dec 2025

   Report A10-0270/2025 A-10-2025-0270

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft15 Sept 2025

   Draft report (SEDE) SEDE-PR-775735

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0270/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0020/2026

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   The changes of substance are limited to the strategic partnerships paragraph, which is removed and re-added unchanged, and the NATO coordination requirement, which is moved into the same paragraph as the open modular standards mandate. The other changes are formal: decimal separators are updated and list numbering is adjusted.

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Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2088

Official source

• Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL) ↗

Data source

• EP Open Data API: procedure record ↗

Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Retrieved

25 September 2026

European Parliament (2026). “Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU‘s need to adapt to be fit for today‘s security challenges”. Dossier, 22 January 2026. procId 2025-2088, reference 2025/2088(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2088 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2088(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2088 (CC BY 4.0).

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