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EU defence and security partnerships

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11 on 10 sitting days
Outcomes
11 adopted · 0 rejected
Period
2 Apr 2025 – 16 Sept 2026
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EU initiative
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Active
Last 90 days
2 decisions
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11
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Consent 1 · Resolutions 10
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EU efforts to build strategic defence and security cooperation with like-minded countries and NATO.

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Decisions, 11

The latest decisions on this issue, newest first. No CSV for issues yet: the registers cannot filter by issue.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
16 Sept 2026Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure ResolutionsAdopted470 for, 129 against, 62 abstained by roll call
7 Jul 2026Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region ResolutionsAdopted542 for, 37 against, 79 abstained by roll call
20 May 2026EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument ConsentConsent given466 for, 169 against, 14 abstained by roll call
11 Mar 2026Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty ResolutionsAdopted482 for, 108 against, 42 abstained by roll call
11 Mar 2026Flagship European defence projects of common interest ResolutionsAdopted448 for, 122 against, 38 abstained by roll call
11 Feb 2026EU strategic defence and security partnerships ResolutionsAdopted440 for, 119 against, 85 abstained by roll call
22 Jan 2026Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges ResolutionsAdopted483 for, 68 against, 76 abstained by roll call
21 Jan 2026Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 ResolutionsAdopted395 for, 197 against, 70 abstained by roll call
26 Nov 2025EU’s diplomatic strategy and geopolitical cooperation in the Arctic ResolutionsAdopted510 for, 75 against, 80 abstained by roll call
9 Oct 2025United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure ResolutionsAdopted469 for, 97 against, 38 abstained by roll call
2 Apr 2025Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024 ResolutionsAdopted399 for, 198 against, 71 abstained by roll call

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Dossiers, 11

The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.

Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure 2026-2024Decisions116 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Recommendation on the changing geopolitical situation in East Asia and the need for closer cooperation with like-minded partners in the region 2025-2169Decisions17 Jul 2026 · Adopted
EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument 2025-0413Decisions120 May 2026 · Adopted
Flagship European defence projects of common interest 2025-2144Decisions111 Mar 2026 · Adopted
Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty 2025-2168Decisions111 Mar 2026 · Adopted
EU strategic defence and security partnerships 2025-2119Decisions111 Feb 2026 · Adopted
Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges 2025-2088Decisions122 Jan 2026 · Adopted
Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025 2025-2165Decisions121 Jan 2026 · Adopted
EU’s diplomatic strategy and geopolitical cooperation in the Arctic 2025-2116Decisions126 Nov 2025 · Adopted
United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure 2025-2901Decisions19 Oct 2025 · Adopted
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Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024 2024-2082Decisions12 Apr 2025 · Adopted

Group lines

How each group voted on the final votes of this issue: its clear line or divided.

The last 11 final roll-call votes. Each group’s line on the final votes, with members counted in the group they sat in on the day; a clear line = at least two thirds of the group’s votes with at least 10 members voting (method). For / Against / Abstained: its clear line. Divided: no clear line. With the outcome: votes where its majority line matched the result. Votes: finals the group voted on.
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedWith the outcomeVotes
The LeftFor0Against8Abst.0Divided3With outcome0of11
GreensFor11Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome11of11
S&DFor11Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome11of11
RenewFor11Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome11of11
EPPFor11Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome11of11
ECRFor7Against0Abst.1Divided3With outcome9of11
PatriotsFor0Against4Abst.0Divided7With outcome3of11
ESNFor0Against9Abst.2Divided0With outcome0of11

Connections

Topics and issues that come up together with this one, and its main dossiers.

Topics that come up with it

  • Topic Foreign affairs Ukraine, the Middle East, China, enlargement, human rights abroad.
  • Topic Defence & security Defence industry, military support, cyber and hybrid threats.

Running issues

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/eu-defence-and-security-partnerships?all=1
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EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “EU defence and security partnerships”. Running issue, 16 September 2026. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/eu-defence-and-security-partnerships?all=1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
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@misc{epw-issue-eu-defence-and-security-partnerships,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{EU defence and security partnerships}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-16},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/eu-defence-and-security-partnerships?all=1}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/issues/eu-defence-and-security-partnerships?all=1},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Running issue. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}