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European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs

Reference
2025/2142(INI) Own-initiative report
Where it stands
Parliament adopted the text on 17 December 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage
Parliament’s position
Lead committee
Security and Defence SEDE
More facts (6)
Author
Christophe GOMART
Shadow rapporteurs
6 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
17 Dec 2025 · Adopted
Versions
3 versions
Opinions from
ITRE, BUDG, ECON
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Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 10 July 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 27 November 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 3 December 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 17 December 2025
  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.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee
Security and Defence SEDE
Author
Christophe GOMART (EPP)
Shadow rapporteurs
Ana Catarina MENDES (S&D), Pierre-Romain THIONNET (Patriots), Michał DWORCZYK (ECR), Lucia YAR (Renew), Reinier VAN LANSCHOT (Greens), Merja KYLLÖNEN (The Left)
Opinion: ITRE
Industry, Research and Energy
Opinion: BUDG
Budgets · rapporteur Lucia YAR (Renew)
Opinion: ECON
Economic and Monetary Affairs · rapporteur Katri KULMUNI (Renew)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
17 Dec 2025European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs ResolutionsAdopted425 for, 120 against, 96 abstained by roll call

Voting grid

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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).

  1. 17 Dec 2025 Paragraph 23 — part 2

    Adopted 335–243–70

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    Against
  2. 17 Dec 2025 Final vote — text as a whole

    Adopted 425–120–96

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    Abst.
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    Against
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The people on this dossier — pick up to 6. Each gets a column with their own position.

Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

  1. Adopted by Parliament17 Dec 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0336/2025 TA-10-2025-0336

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary3 Dec 2025

    Report A10-0243/2025 A-10-2025-0243

    Compare with committee draft

  3. Committee draft14 Aug 2025

    Draft report (SEDE) SEDE-PR-776772

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0336/2025: Parliament's resolution on European Defence Readiness 2030 assesses defence needs and calls for increased, coordinated investment, joint procurement, and support for the defence industry.
  • Report A10-0243/2025: 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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Committee opinions: Opinion (ECON), Draft opinion (ECON), Opinion (BUDG), Draft opinion (BUDG)

What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

  1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0243/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0336/2025

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

    The versions differ only in formal points: decimal separators are aligned and a regulation reference is completed.

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    Compare the two versions

  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (SEDE) → Report A10-0243/2025

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

    Updates defence spending figures and adds new recitals on investment gaps and EIB role. Rewrites operational paragraphs to emphasize cooperation, EU preference, and EIB mandate extension.

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    Compare the two versions

Timeline, 11

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Plenary stage 3 steps · 3 Dec 2025–17 Dec 2025

  1. 17 December 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 17 Dec 2025 Report A10-0243/2025Adopted text TA10-0336/2025

  2. 16 December 2025

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 16 Dec 2025 Report A10-0242/2025Report A10-0243/2025

  3. 3 December 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A10-0243/2025

Committee stage 8 steps · 10 Jul 2025–27 Nov 2025

  1. 27 November 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    SEDE (Security and Defence) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 5 November 2025

    ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (ECON)

  3. 5 November 2025

    BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (BUDG)

  4. 9 October 2025

    Draft opinion from BUDG (Budgets)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (BUDG)

  5. 29 September 2025

    Draft opinion from ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (ECON)

  6. 11 September 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of SEDE (Security and Defence) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (SEDE)

  7. 14 August 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in SEDE (Security and Defence). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (SEDE)

  8. 10 July 2025

    Referred to the SEDE (Security and Defence) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), BUDG (Budgets), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) give an opinion.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2142
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Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs”. Dossier, 17 December 2025. procId 2025-2142, reference 2025/2142(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2142 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2142(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2142 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2142,
  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/dossiers/2025-2142}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2142},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2142, reference 2025/2142(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2142(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}