Topic · Model-assigned
Defence & security
Defence industry, military support, cyber and hybrid threats.
- Decisions
- 38 on 29 sitting days
- Outcomes
- 37 adopted · 1 rejected
- Period
- 17 Jul 2024 – 16 Sept 2026
- Assigned by
- A model, not checked by hand
More facts (4)
- Roll-call votes
- 36
- By kind
- New laws 6 · Objections 1 · Resolutions 31
- Subtopics
- 4 subtopics
- Key
- defence
The latest decisions on this topic, newest first; the export holds all of them.
Dossiers, 12
The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.
Show 2 more dossiers
| Dossier | Decisions | Latest decision |
|---|---|---|
| EU strategic defence and security partnerships 2025-2119 | Decisions1 | 11 Feb 2026 · Adopted |
| Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges 2025-2088 | Decisions1 | 22 Jan 2026 · Adopted |
Group lines
How each group voted on the final votes of this topic: its clear line or divided.
| Group | For | Against | Abstained | Divided | With the outcome | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For1 | Against20 | Abst.1 | Divided14 | With outcome3 | of36 |
| Greens | For34 | Against0 | Abst.0 | Divided2 | With outcome34 | of36 |
| S&D | For35 | Against1 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome36 | of36 |
| Renew | For35 | Against1 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome36 | of36 |
| EPP | For35 | Against1 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome36 | of36 |
| ECR | For23 | Against2 | Abst.3 | Divided8 | With outcome27 | of36 |
| Patriots | For3 | Against14 | Abst.4 | Divided15 | With outcome11 | of36 |
| ESN | For0 | Against34 | Abst.2 | Divided0 | With outcome1 | of36 |
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 Economy & single market Competitiveness, industry, single market rules, finance, taxation.
- Topic EU budget & funds Annual budget, the long-term budget, discharge, cohesion funds.
- Topic EU institutions & Parliament How the institutions work, treaties, citizenship, immunity, transparency.
- Topic Justice, rule of law & rights Rule of law, fundamental rights, judicial and police cooperation.
Running issues
- Issue Russia's war against Ukraine Running issue · Conflict 16 Sept 2026
- Issue EU defence readiness Running issue · EU initiative 16 Sept 2026
- Issue EU defence and security partnerships Running issue · EU initiative 16 Sept 2026
- Issue EU competitiveness Running issue · EU initiative 17 Sept 2026
- Issue Hybrid warfare against EU Running issue · Conflict 16 Sept 2026
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Defence & security”. Topic (model-assigned). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/defence (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-topic-defence,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Defence \& security}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/defence}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/defence},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Topic (model-assigned). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}