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Paragraph 19 — part 2

White paper on the future of European defence

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Paragraph 19 — part 2
Result
409 for · 208 against · 52 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
12 March 2025, 12:58
More facts (6)
Position
vote 62 of 194 on the decision
Requested by
roll call: Renew, EPP · split vote: EPP, Patriots · separate vote: ECR
Official label
RC-B10-0146/2025/REV1 – § 19/2
Vote id
172735
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Result

The vote as recorded by name.

Result: 409 for, 208 against, 52 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 61 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “calls on the EU Member States to commit at least 0.25 % of their GDP to military aid for Ukraine;”

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 6Against 28Abst. 9No vote 3 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.48
GreensFor 40Against 5Abst. 4No vote 4 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.72
S&DFor 125Against 7Abst. 1No vote 3 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.91
RenewFor 61Against 3Abst. 5No vote 6 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.83
EPPFor 141Against 13Abst. 21No vote 13 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.71
ECRFor 35Against 30Abst. 6No vote 9 of 80Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.24
PatriotsFor 0Against 80Abst. 1No vote 5 of 86Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.98
ESNFor 0Against 17Abst. 4No vote 5 of 26Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.71
No groupFor 1Against 25Abst. 1No 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.

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Patriots members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Austria050
Belgium030
Czechia090
Denmark010
Spain050
France0290
Greece001
Hungary0100
Italy070
Latvia010
Netherlands060
Poland020
Portugal020

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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
12 Mar 2025Paragraph 6 — part 4 Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggressionSplit vote393 for, 234 against, 44 abstained Adopted For 59 %Requested by Patriotsr · shared0.90 654 voters
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 9 — part 3 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesSplit vote370 for, 205 against, 43 abstained Adopted For 60 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.89 578 voters
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 16 — part 2 Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaSplit vote419 for, 138 against, 32 abstained Adopted For 71 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.87 555 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
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 19 — part 2 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesSplit vote424 for, 122 against, 61 abstained Adopted For 70 %r · shared0.86 569 voters
17 Jul 2024Paragraph 5 — part 4 The need for the EU's continuous support for UkraineSplit vote393 for, 178 against, 75 abstained Adopted For 61 %Requested by S&Dr · shared0.86 599 voters
15 Sept 2026Recital BT — part 2 Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy ShieldSplit vote459 for, 189 against, 14 abstained Adopted For 69 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.85 608 voters
30 Apr 2026Paragraph 15 — part 3 Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in UkraineSplit vote394 for, 124 against, 48 abstained Adopted For 70 %r · shared0.85 522 voters
12 Mar 2025Final vote — text as a whole Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggressionFinal442 for, 98 against, 126 abstained Adopted For 66 %Requested by Renew, EPP, The Leftr · shared0.84 649 voters
24 Feb 2026Paragraph 6 — part 6 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineSplit vote405 for, 146 against, 38 abstained Adopted For 69 %Requested by The Left, Patriots, EPPr · shared0.84 546 voters
19 Sept 2024Paragraph 9 — part 1 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesSplit vote403 for, 159 against, 54 abstained Adopted For 65 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.84 578 voters

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European Parliament (2025). “Paragraph 19 — part 2 — White paper on the future of European defence”. Vote, 12 March 2025. votingId 172735, reference 2025/2565(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172735 (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-2025-03-12-172735,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Paragraph 19 — part 2 — White paper on the future of European defence}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172735}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172735},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 172735, 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)}
}