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Amendment 2, after paragraph 1

White paper on the future of European defence

Vote
Amendment 2, after paragraph 1
Decision
No. 6 of the sitting of 12 Mar 2025
Result
68 for · 497 against · 99 abstained Rejected · roll call
Date
12 March 2025, 12:47
More facts (6)
Position
vote 5 of 194 on the decision
Requested by
roll call: The Left
Official label
RC-B10-0146/2025/REV1 – After § 1 – Am 2
Text
Motion B-10-2025-0151
Dossier
2025/2565(RSP)
Vote id
172668
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Result

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Result: 68 for, 497 against, 99 abstained (roll call).

Rejected · 10 % of the votes cast were for.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 23Against 4Abst. 9No vote 10 of 46Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.46
GreensFor 7Against 43Abst. 1No vote 2 of 53Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.76
S&DFor 3Against 130Abst. 1No vote 2 of 136Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.96
RenewFor 1Against 70Abst. 0No vote 4 of 75Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.98
EPPFor 1Against 171Abst. 0No vote 16 of 188Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.99
ECRFor 1Against 69Abst. 1No vote 9 of 80Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.96
PatriotsFor 9Against 6Abst. 63No vote 8 of 86Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.71
ESNFor 2Against 2Abst. 20No vote 2 of 26Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.75
No groupFor 21Against 2Abst. 4No vote 2 of 29Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Countries × groups

How each country’s members of each group voted.

The Left members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Belgium200
Cyprus100
Germany400
Denmark010
Spain301
Finland003
Greece004
Ireland300
Italy801
Netherlands010
Portugal200
Sweden020

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No vote recorded, 55

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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
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27 Nov 2025Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 1 EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for UkraineAmendment89 for, 441 against, 47 abstained Rejected For 15 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.86 531 voters
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Result: for–against–abstained. For: share of the votes cast. Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call.
DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
9 Oct 2025Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 4 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAmendment65 for, 457 against, 83 abstained Rejected For 11 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.86 559 voters
9 Oct 2025Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 4 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureAmendment86 for, 451 against, 70 abstained Rejected For 14 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.86 563 voters
9 Jul 2025Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 23 The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civiliansAmendment128 for, 500 against, 44 abstained Rejected For 19 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.85 619 voters
18 Jun 2026Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 25 Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandAmendment85 for, 413 against, 47 abstained Rejected For 16 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.84 493 voters
14 Nov 2024Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against RussiaAmendment113 for, 458 against, 65 abstained Rejected For 18 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.84 591 voters
12 Mar 2025Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 14 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggressionAmendment86 for, 496 against, 89 abstained Rejected For 13 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.84 652 voters
30 Apr 2026Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 5 Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in UkraineAmendment116 for, 419 against, 38 abstained Rejected For 20 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.83 526 voters

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172668
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European Parliament (2025). “Amendment 2, after paragraph 1 — White paper on the future of European defence”. Vote, 12 March 2025. votingId 172668, reference 2025/2565(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172668 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 12 March 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-12-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 12 March 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-12-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-03-12, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-03-12/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-vote-2025-03-12-172668,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Amendment 2, after paragraph 1 — White paper on the future of European defence}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172668}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172668},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 172668, reference 2025/2565(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-12-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-03-12-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-03-12 (CC BY 4.0)}
}