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Paragraph 70 — part 1

White paper on the future of European defence

Vote
Paragraph 70 — part 1
Decision
No. 6 of the sitting of 12 Mar 2025
Result
489 for · 127 against · 64 abstained Adopted · roll call
Date
12 March 2025, 13:11
More facts (6)
Position
vote 145 of 194 on the decision
Requested by
roll call: ECR · split vote: EPP
Official label
RC-B10-0146/2025/REV1 – § 70/1
Text
Motion B-10-2025-0151
Dossier
2025/2565(RSP)
Vote id
172830
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Result

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Result: 489 for, 127 against, 64 abstained (roll call).

Adopted · 72 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “Welcomes the proposals made in the recent Niinistö report as regards the financing of European defence; supports the establishment of a defending Europe facility and a securing Europe facility; equally welcomes and supports the proposal to establish an investment guarantee programme based on the model of InvestEU with open architecture to trigger private sector investment”

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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 4Against 23Abst. 15No vote 4 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.32
GreensFor 49Against 0Abst. 2No vote 2 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.94
S&DFor 129Against 4Abst. 1No vote 2 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.94
RenewFor 71Against 0Abst. 0No vote 4 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 154Against 1Abst. 23No vote 10 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.80
ECRFor 66Against 3Abst. 3No vote 8 of 80Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.88
PatriotsFor 13Against 56Abst. 12No vote 5 of 86Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.54
ESNFor 0Against 19Abst. 4No vote 3 of 26Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.74
No groupFor 3Against 21Abst. 4No 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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The Left members by country who voted for, against or abstained (group at the date of the vote).
CountryForAgainstAbst.Bar
Belgium020
Cyprus010
Germany030
Denmark001
Spain040
Finland300
France007
Greece004
Ireland030
Italy081
Netherlands100
Portugal020
Sweden002

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DateVoteKindResultForRequested byr · shared
27 Nov 2025Paragraph 258 — part 2 Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation AgreementSplit vote447 for, 126 against, 25 abstained Adopted For 75 %Requested by The Leftr · shared0.87 565 voters
9 Sept 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on UkraineFinal418 for, 135 against, 41 abstained Adopted For 70 %r · shared0.86 564 voters
9 Oct 2024Paragraph 22 — part 2 The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in GeorgiaSplit vote487 for, 113 against, 50 abstained Adopted For 75 %Requested by EPP, ESNr · shared0.86 615 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
18 Jun 2026Paragraph 9 — part 3 Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and FinlandSplit vote408 for, 96 against, 38 abstained Adopted For 75 %Requested by Patriotsr · shared0.85 503 voters
8 Jul 2026Separate vote on paragraph 80 2025 Commission report on UkraineSeparate vote517 for, 106 against, 21 abstained Adopted For 80 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.85 599 voters
9 Oct 2024Separate vote on paragraph 9 The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in GeorgiaSeparate vote490 for, 114 against, 61 abstained Adopted For 74 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.85 629 voters
13 Feb 2025Final vote — text as a whole Further deterioration of the political situation in GeorgiaFinal400 for, 63 against, 81 abstained Adopted For 74 %Requested by Renewr · shared0.84 521 voters
18 Jun 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on MoldovaFinal456 for, 118 against, 51 abstained Adopted For 73 %r · shared0.83 593 voters
9 Jul 2025Final vote — text as a whole 2023 and 2024 reports on GeorgiaFinal490 for, 147 against, 49 abstained Adopted For 71 %r · shared0.83 649 voters
19 Sept 2024Separate vote on paragraph 11 Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member StatesSeparate vote448 for, 129 against, 45 abstained Adopted For 72 %Requested by ESNr · shared0.83 590 voters

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European Parliament (2025). “Paragraph 70 — part 1 — White paper on the future of European defence”. Vote, 12 March 2025. votingId 172830, reference 2025/2565(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172830 (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-2025-03-12-172830,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Paragraph 70 — part 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/2025-03-12/172830}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-03-12/172830},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 172830, 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)}
}