2025/2116(INI) Own-initiative report First reading

Recommendation for the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the EU’s diplomatic strategy and geopolitical cooperation in the Arctic

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 26 November 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 19 June 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 4 November 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 12 November 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 26 November 2025
  5. ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
AFET — Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur
Urmas PAET Renew
Shadow rapporteurs
Mika AALTOLA PPERobert BIEDROŃ S&DRoberto VANNACCI PfECristian TERHEŞ ECRVille NIINISTÖ Verts/ALEMerja KYLLÖNEN The Left

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Committee draft Draft report (AFET) 10 July 2025⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0229/2025 12 November 2025⇄ what changed Adopted by Parliament Adopted text TA10-0298/2025 26 November 2025

Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph.

Timeline

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 26 November 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 26 November 2025 📄 Report A10-0229/2025📄 Adopted text TA10-0298/2025
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 510 Against 75 Abstained 80

    Final vote — text as a whole at 12:34 · 77% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 25 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 25 ballots in voting order
    1. Paragraph 1, point a — part 1 12:31 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – § 1, point a/1
    Adopted
    2. Paragraph 1, point a — part 2 12:31 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – § 1, point a/2
    Adopted
    3. Separate vote: paragraph 1, point c § 1, point c
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    4. Paragraph 1, point c — part 2 12:31 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – § 1, point c/2
    Adopted
    5. Separate vote: paragraph 1, point e 12:32 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – § 1, point e
    Adopted
    6. Separate vote: paragraph 1, point g 12:32 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – § 1, point g
    Adopted
    7. Amendment 3 12:32 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – § 1, after point e – Am 3
    Rejected
    8. Amendment 4 12:32 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – § 1, after point o – Am 4
    Rejected
    9. Separate vote: paragraph 1, point ab § 1, point ab
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    10. Paragraph 1, point ad — part 1 12:33 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – § 1, point ad/1
    Adopted
    11. Paragraph 1, point ad — part 2 12:33 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – § 1, point ad/2
    Adopted
    12. Paragraph 1, point ad — part 3 12:33 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – § 1, point ad/3
    Adopted
    13. Separate vote: paragraph 1, point ag § 1, point ag
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    14. Paragraph 1, point ag — part 2 12:33 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – § 1, point ag/2
    Adopted
    15. Separate vote: paragraph 1, point an § 1, point an
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    16. Separate vote: paragraph 1, point aq § 1, point aq
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    17. Separate vote: recital I Recital I
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    18. Separate vote: recital J Recital J
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    19. Separate vote: recital J Recital J
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    20. Separate vote: recital L Recital L
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    21. Recital L — part 2 12:34 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – Recital L/2
    Adopted
    22. Separate vote: recital AA Recital AA
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    23. Separate vote: recital AA Recital AA
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    24. Separate vote: recital AQ Recital AQ
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    25. Final vote — text as a whole 12:34 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 25 November 2025 Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 25 November 2025 📄 Report A10-0229/2025
  4. 18 November 2025 5 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendments 1–5
  5. 12 November 2025 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A10-0229/2025
  6. Committee stage
  7. 4 November 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

    AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  8. 22 September 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of AFET (Foreign Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (AFET)
  9. 10 July 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (AFET)
  10. 19 June 2025 Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.