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Paragraph 69 — part 3

White paper on the future of European defence

Vote
Paragraph 69 — part 3
Decision
No. 6 of the sitting of 12 Mar 2025
Result
305 for · 309 against · 53 abstained Rejected · roll call
Date
12 March 2025, 13:11
More facts (6)
Position
vote 141 of 194 on the decision
Requested by
roll call: Patriots · split vote: EPP, ECR
Official label
RC-B10-0146/2025/REV1 – § 69/3
Text
Motion B-10-2025-0151
Dossier
2025/2565(RSP)
Vote id
172825
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Result: 305 for, 309 against, 53 abstained (roll call).

Rejected · 46 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “and insists that the current security environment and the multiple, complex and evolving security threats require Member States to increase their defence spending to at least 3 % 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 39Abst. 4No vote 3 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.86
GreensFor 29Against 13Abst. 7No vote 4 of 53Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.39
S&DFor 16Against 101Abst. 15No vote 4 of 136Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.65
RenewFor 63Against 6Abst. 2No vote 4 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.83
EPPFor 150Against 7Abst. 11No vote 20 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.84
ECRFor 41Against 29Abst. 3No vote 7 of 80Majority line ForClear line Divided Cohesion 0.34
PatriotsFor 0Against 74Abst. 8No vote 4 of 86Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.85
ESNFor 2Against 17Abst. 2No vote 5 of 26Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.71
No groupFor 4Against 23Abst. 1No 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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CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Austria100
Belgium500
Bulgaria300
Germany700
Denmark400
Estonia200
Spain100
Finland300
France1200
Ireland150
Lithuania200
Latvia100
Netherlands700
Poland100
Portugal200
Romania300
Sweden300
Slovenia011
Slovakia501

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DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
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 · shared0.78 553 voters
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 · shared0.78 568 voters
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 · shared0.73 568 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
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 · shared0.67 505 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 · shared0.67 590 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 · shared0.66 611 voters
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 13 — 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 vote380 for, 160 against, 52 abstained Adopted For 64 %r · shared0.64 561 voters
9 Oct 2025Paragraph 32 — part 2 United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructureSplit vote378 for, 160 against, 64 abstained Adopted For 63 %Requested by Patriotsr · shared0.64 563 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 · shared0.63 563 voters
28 Nov 2024Paragraph 19 — 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 vote371 for, 156 against, 69 abstained Adopted For 62 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.62 564 voters

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European Parliament (2025). “Paragraph 69 — part 3 — White paper on the future of European defence”. Vote, 12 March 2025. votingId 172825, reference 2025/2565(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172825 (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-2025-03-12-172825,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Paragraph 69 — part 3 — White paper on the future of European defence}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172825}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172825},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 172825, 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)}
}