Topic · Subtopic · model-assigned
Defence industry & procurement
Decisions about defence production, joint procurement of arms, defence funds or ammunition supply.
- Decisions
- 11 on 8 sitting days
- Outcomes
- 10 adopted · 1 rejected
- Period
- 13 Mar 2025 – 16 Sept 2026
- Assigned by
- A model, not checked by hand
More facts (4)
- Roll-call votes
- 10
- By kind
- New laws 6 · Objections 1 · Resolutions 4
- Part of
- Defence & security
- Key
- defence/industry
The latest decisions on this subtopic, newest first; the export holds all of them.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept 2026 | Simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and simplification of security and defence procurement (Omnibus V) | New laws | Passed | 549 for, 92 against, 27 abstained by roll call |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Acceleration of permit-granting for defence readiness projects (Omnibus V) | New laws | Passed | 540 for, 105 against, 22 abstained by roll call |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V) | New laws | Passed | 530 for, 125 against, 12 abstained by roll call |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Tackling barriers to the single market for defence | Resolutions | Adopted | 393 for, 169 against, 67 abstained by roll call |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Flagship European defence projects of common interest | Resolutions | Adopted | 448 for, 122 against, 38 abstained by roll call |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges | Resolutions | Adopted | 483 for, 68 against, 76 abstained by roll call |
| 17 Dec 2025 | European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs | Resolutions | Adopted | 425 for, 120 against, 96 abstained by roll call |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan | New laws | Passed | 519 for, 119 against, 25 abstained by roll call |
| 25 Nov 2025 | European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) | New laws | Passed | 457 for, 148 against, 33 abstained by roll call |
| 23 Oct 2025 | InvestEU Fund strategic investments in the field of defence Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act | Objections | Objection failed | 124 for, 401 against, 41 abstained by roll call |
Dossiers, 10
The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.
Group lines
How each group voted on the final votes of this subtopic: its clear line or divided.
| Group | For | Against | Abstained | Divided | With the outcome | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For1 | Against9 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome0 | of10 |
| Greens | For9 | Against0 | Abst.0 | Divided1 | With outcome9 | of10 |
| S&D | For9 | Against1 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome10 | of10 |
| Renew | For9 | Against1 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome10 | of10 |
| EPP | For9 | Against1 | Abst.0 | Divided0 | With outcome10 | of10 |
| ECR | For6 | Against1 | Abst.1 | Divided2 | With outcome8 | of10 |
| Patriots | For2 | Against2 | Abst.0 | Divided6 | With outcome6 | of10 |
| ESN | For0 | Against9 | Abst.1 | Divided0 | With outcome1 | of10 |
Connections
Topics and issues that come up together with this one, and its main dossiers.
Topics that come up with it
- Topic Economy & single market Competitiveness, industry, single market rules, finance, taxation.
- Topic Foreign affairs Ukraine, the Middle East, China, enlargement, human rights abroad.
- Topic EU budget & funds Annual budget, the long-term budget, discharge, cohesion funds.
Running issues
- Issue EU defence readiness Running issue · EU initiative 16 Sept 2026
- Issue EU competitiveness Running issue · EU initiative 17 Sept 2026
- Issue EU economic security Running issue · EU initiative 16 Sept 2026
- Issue Russia's war against Ukraine Running issue · Conflict 16 Sept 2026
- Issue EU defence and security partnerships Running issue · EU initiative 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 industry & procurement”. Topic (model-assigned). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/defence?sub=industry (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-topic-defence-industry,
author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
title = {{Defence industry \& procurement}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/defence?sub=industry}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/defence?sub=industry},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Topic (model-assigned). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}