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Paragraph 69 — part 2

White paper on the future of European defence

Vote
Paragraph 69 — part 2
Decision
No. 6 of the sitting of 12 Mar 2025
Result
355 for · 155 against · 159 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
12 March 2025, 13:10
More facts (6)
Position
vote 140 of 194 on the decision
Requested by
roll call: Patriots · split vote: EPP, ECR
Official label
RC-B10-0146/2025/REV1 – § 69/2
Text
Motion B-10-2025-0151
Dossier
2025/2565(RSP)
Vote id
172824
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Result

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Result: 355 for, 155 against, 159 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 53 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “notes that some Member States have already increased their defence spending to 5 % of GDP”

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 0Against 11Abst. 31No vote 4 of 46Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.61
GreensFor 44Against 5Abst. 2No vote 2 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.79
S&DFor 15Against 101Abst. 14No vote 6 of 136Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.67
RenewFor 67Against 2Abst. 1No vote 5 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.94
EPPFor 166Against 3Abst. 5No vote 14 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.93
ECRFor 45Against 1Abst. 25No vote 9 of 80Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.45
PatriotsFor 10Against 12Abst. 60No vote 4 of 86Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.60
ESNFor 2Against 0Abst. 20No vote 4 of 26Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.86
No groupFor 6Against 20Abst. 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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CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Austria050
Belgium040
Bulgaria010
Cyprus010
Germany0130
Denmark300
Estonia200
Spain0200
Finland020
France0013
Greece120
Croatia021
Hungary020
Ireland010
Italy0190
Lithuania110
Luxembourg100
Latvia010
Malta030
Netherlands400
Poland300
Portugal080
Romania0100
Sweden050
Slovenia010

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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
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 5 — 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 vote323 for, 184 against, 95 abstained Adopted For 54 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.77 562 voters
21 Jan 2026Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 2 — part 2 Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025Amendment365 for, 211 against, 81 abstained Adopted For 56 %Requested by ECRr · shared0.75 609 voters
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 13 — part 3 Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaSplit vote304 for, 229 against, 51 abstained Adopted For 52 %r · shared0.73 546 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 9 — part 2 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesSplit vote313 for, 247 against, 49 abstained Adopted For 51 %Requested by Patriots, The Left, S&Dr · shared0.69 573 voters
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 13 — part 5 Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and RussiaSplit vote354 for, 178 against, 63 abstained Adopted For 59 %r · shared0.68 557 voters
29 Apr 2026Separate vote on paragraph 71 Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European External Action ServiceSeparate vote458 for, 178 against, 15 abstained Adopted For 70 %Requested by Patriotsr · shared0.66 599 voters
22 May 2025Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 2 Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023Amendment397 for, 139 against, 55 abstained Adopted For 67 %Requested by ECRr · shared0.66 551 voters
13 Nov 2024Wednesday’s agenda — Request by the Renew and PPE groups Final vote Wednesday’s agenda – Request by the Renew and PPE groupsOther309 for, 191 against, 34 abstained Adopted For 58 %r · shared0.65 503 voters
22 Jan 2026Final vote — text as a whole Choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in the context of financing measures to support the implementation of future European competitivenessFinal318 for, 247 against, 67 abstained Adopted For 50 %r · shared0.65 587 voters
18 Jun 2026Final vote — text as a whole Political repression and humanitarian situation in CubaFinal283 for, 199 against, 85 abstained Adopted For 50 %Requested by EPPr · shared0.64 520 voters

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European Parliament (2025). “Paragraph 69 — part 2 — White paper on the future of European defence”. Vote, 12 March 2025. votingId 172824, reference 2025/2565(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172824 (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-2025-03-12-172824,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Paragraph 69 — 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/2025-03-12/172824}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172824},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 172824, 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)}
}