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Paragraph 58 — part 4

White paper on the future of European defence

Vote
Paragraph 58 — part 4
Decision
No. 6 of the sitting of 12 Mar 2025
Result
467 for · 114 against · 77 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
12 March 2025, 13:06
More facts (6)
Position
vote 110 of 194 on the decision
Requested by
split vote: EPP, The Left, Patriots, ECR
Official label
RC-B10-0146/2025/REV1 – § 58/4
Text
Motion B-10-2025-0151
Dossier
2025/2565(RSP)
Vote id
172791
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Result

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Result: 467 for, 114 against, 77 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 71 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “excluding military operations with an executive mandate”

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 16Against 25Abst. 1No vote 4 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.39
GreensFor 47Against 0Abst. 0No vote 6 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 115Against 11Abst. 4No vote 6 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.83
RenewFor 62Against 5Abst. 0No vote 8 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.89
EPPFor 154Against 12Abst. 4No vote 18 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.86
ECRFor 11Against 2Abst. 58No vote 9 of 80Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.73
PatriotsFor 58Against 22Abst. 0No vote 6 of 86Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.59
ESNFor 1Against 19Abst. 3No vote 3 of 26Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.74
No groupFor 3Against 18Abst. 7No vote 1 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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ESN members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Bulgaria030
Czechia010
Germany0120
France100
Hungary010
Lithuania001
Poland002
Slovakia020

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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
24 Feb 2026Paragraph 5 — part 2 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineSplit vote492 for, 70 against, 15 abstained Adopted For 85 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.66 528 voters
28 Apr 2026Amendment 24 to paragraph 77 Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024Amendment485 for, 77 against, 66 abstained Adopted For 77 %Requested by Renewr · shared0.65 565 voters
30 Apr 2026Final vote — text as a whole Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in UkraineFinal446 for, 63 against, 52 abstained Adopted For 80 %Requested by Renew, EPPr · shared0.64 506 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
17 Dec 2025Final vote — text as a whole European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needsFinal425 for, 120 against, 96 abstained Adopted For 66 %r · shared0.63 580 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 · shared0.63 638 voters
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 13 — part 1 Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaSplit vote415 for, 98 against, 85 abstained Adopted For 69 %r · shared0.62 549 voters
18 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandFinal412 for, 63 against, 53 abstained Adopted For 78 %Requested by Renewr · shared0.62 475 voters
24 Feb 2026Paragraph 6 — part 3 Four years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for UkraineSplit vote469 for, 105 against, 13 abstained Adopted For 80 %Requested by The Left, EPPr · shared0.62 535 voters
2 Apr 2025Paragraph 49 — part 4 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024Split vote369 for, 269 against, 23 abstained Adopted For 56 %Requested by EPPr · shared0.62 604 voters
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 17 — 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 vote464 for, 74 against, 54 abstained Adopted For 78 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.61 544 voters

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European Parliament (2025). “Paragraph 58 — part 4 — White paper on the future of European defence”. Vote, 12 March 2025. votingId 172791, reference 2025/2565(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172791 (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-2025-03-12-172791,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Paragraph 58 — part 4 — White paper on the future of European defence}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172791}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172791},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 172791, 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)}
}