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Topic · Model-assigned

Foreign affairs

Ukraine, the Middle East, China, enlargement, human rights abroad.

Decisions
273 on 70 sitting days
Outcomes
271 adopted · 2 rejected
Period
17 Jul 2024 – 17 Sept 2026
Assigned by
A model, not checked by hand
More facts (4)
Roll-call votes
245
By kind
Consent 52 · New laws 42 · Objections 2 · Resolutions 177
Subtopics
9 subtopics
Key
foreign-affairs
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Decisions, 273

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The latest decisions on this topic, newest first; the export holds all of them.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
17 Sept 2026Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung ResolutionsAdopted459 for, 12 against, 86 abstained by roll call
17 Sept 2026Political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro ResolutionsAdopted374 for, 198 against, 19 abstained by roll call
17 Sept 2026Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya ResolutionsAdopted562 for, 1 against, 33 abstained by roll call
17 Sept 2026Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries ResolutionsAdopted319 for, 142 against, 19 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
16 Sept 2026Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 2028-2034 New lawsPassed600 for, 21 against, 48 abstained by roll call
16 Sept 2026EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime ConsentConsent given549 for, 75 against, 30 abstained by roll call
16 Sept 2026EU-UK Agreement regarding cooperation on the application of their respective competition laws ConsentConsent given640 for, 5 against, 26 abstained by roll call
16 Sept 2026EU-Iceland Agreement on the participation of Iceland in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme ConsentConsent given631 for, 7 against, 15 abstained by roll call
16 Sept 2026EU-Norway Agreement on the participation of Norway in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme ConsentConsent given612 for, 8 against, 16 abstained by roll call

All 273 decisions on this topic in the register

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
Strengthening global health resilience in partner countries 2026-2731Decisions117 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung 2026-2873Decisions117 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro 2026-2874Decisions117 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya 2026-2876Decisions117 Sept 2026 · Adopted
EU-UK Agreement regarding cooperation on the application of their respective competition laws 2025-0111Decisions116 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for the defence industry (Omnibus V) 2025-0176Decisions116 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation 2028-2034 2025-0265Decisions116 Sept 2026 · Adopted
EU-Switzerland Agreement on the transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime 2025-0343Decisions116 Sept 2026 · Adopted
EU-Iceland Agreement on the participation of Iceland in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme 2025-0351Decisions116 Sept 2026 · Adopted
EU-Norway Agreement on the participation of Norway in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme 2025-0352Decisions116 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Show 2 more dossiers
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
Implementation into Union law of measures adopted by regional fisheries management organisations 2025-0106Decisions115 Sept 2026 · Adopted

These dossiers in the register

Group lines

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

The last 60 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 LeftFor18Against15Abst.12Divided15With outcome22of60
GreensFor49Against4Abst.4Divided3With outcome51of60
S&DFor58Against2Abst.0Divided0With outcome58of60
RenewFor60Against0Abst.0Divided0With outcome60of60
EPPFor59Against0Abst.0Divided1With outcome60of60
ECRFor43Against2Abst.6Divided9With outcome49of60
PatriotsFor20Against20Abst.3Divided17With outcome25of60
ESNFor18Against23Abst.15Divided4With outcome22of60

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Sources & citation

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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
26 September 2026

Cite as

EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Foreign affairs”. Topic (model-assigned). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/foreign-affairs (retrieved 26 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-topic-foreign-affairs,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Foreign affairs}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/foreign-affairs}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/foreign-affairs},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Topic (model-assigned). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}