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EU defence readiness

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16 on 12 sitting days
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15 adopted · 1 rejected
Period
12 Mar 2025 – 16 Sept 2026
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Last 90 days
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15
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New laws 6 · Objections 1 · Resolutions 9
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EU efforts to strengthen joint military capabilities and defence readiness through collaborative projects and funding.

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Decisions, 16

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 2026Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V) New lawsPassed549 for, 92 against, 27 abstained by roll call
16 Sept 2026Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V) New lawsPassed540 for, 105 against, 22 abstained by roll call
16 Sept 2026Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V) New lawsPassed530 for, 125 against, 12 abstained by roll call
11 Mar 2026Tackling barriers to the single market for defence ResolutionsAdopted393 for, 169 against, 67 abstained by roll call
11 Mar 2026Flagship European defence projects of common interest ResolutionsAdopted448 for, 122 against, 38 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
17 Dec 2025Military Mobility ResolutionsAdopted493 for, 127 against, 38 abstained by roll call
17 Dec 2025European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs ResolutionsAdopted425 for, 120 against, 96 abstained by roll call
16 Dec 2025Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan New lawsPassed519 for, 119 against, 25 abstained by roll call
25 Nov 2025European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) (No. 1, 25 Nov 2025) New lawsPassed457 for, 148 against, 33 abstained by roll call
23 Oct 2025InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defence Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated actObjectionsObjection failed124 for, 401 against, 41 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
13 Mar 2025European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) (No. 1, 13 Mar 2025) New lawsUrgent procedure agreedshow of hands — no count
12 Mar 2025White paper on the future of European defence ResolutionsAdopted419 for, 204 against, 46 abstained by roll call

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Dossiers, 12

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
Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V) 2025-0172Decisions116 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V) 2025-0176Decisions116 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V) 2025-0177Decisions116 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Tackling barriers to the single market for defence 2025-2143Decisions111 Mar 2026 · Adopted
Flagship European defence projects of common interest 2025-2144Decisions111 Mar 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
Military Mobility 2025-2090Decisions117 Dec 2025 · Adopted
European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs 2025-2142Decisions117 Dec 2025 · Adopted
Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan 2025-0103Decisions116 Dec 2025 · Adopted
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Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) 2024-0061Decisions125 Nov 2025 · Adopted
InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defence 2025-2846Decisions123 Oct 2025 · Rejected

Group lines

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

The last 15 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 LeftFor1Against14Abst.0Divided0With outcome0of15
GreensFor14Against0Abst.0Divided1With outcome14of15
S&DFor14Against1Abst.0Divided0With outcome15of15
RenewFor14Against1Abst.0Divided0With outcome15of15
EPPFor14Against1Abst.0Divided0With outcome15of15
ECRFor8Against1Abst.2Divided4With outcome11of15
PatriotsFor2Against5Abst.0Divided8With outcome7of15
ESNFor0Against14Abst.1Divided0With outcome1of15

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