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Paragraph 6 — part 1 of 2

Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia

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Paragraph 6 — part 1 of 2
Result
452 for · 170 against · 30 abstained Adopted · counted electronically, no names
Date
16 December 2025
More facts (5)
Position
vote 2 of 7 on the decision
Requested by
split vote: Members
Vote id
182632
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Result

How the vote was taken.

Result: 452 for, 170 against, 30 abstained (counted electronically, no names).

Adopted · 69 % of the votes cast were for.

Part voted on: “Reaffirms that the EU remains committed to advancing a safe, mutually beneficial, visa-free travel arrangement with the five remaining GCC countries, so as to ensure equal treatment of them, which could be assessed in the context of the new EU visa strategy; notes the significant economic importance of Saudi Arabian tourists for the EU Member States, particularly in supporting key sectors such as hospitality, retail and cultural industries; underlines that Saudi citizens do not present a source of irregular migration pressure,”

This vote was not taken by roll call, so no member’s position is recorded.

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25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Paragraph 6 — part 1 of 2 — Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia”. Vote, 16 December 2025. votingId 182632, reference 2025/2082(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-12-16/182632 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 16 December 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-16-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-16, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-12-16/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-vote-2025-12-16-182632,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Paragraph 6 — part 1 of 2 — Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-12-16},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-12-16/182632}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2025-12-16/182632},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Vote. votingId 182632, reference 2025/2082(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-12-16-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-12-16 (CC BY 4.0)}
}