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.
- ✓ Referred to committee 19 June 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 4 November 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 12 November 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 26 November 2025
- ✓ 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
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The versions differ only in formal points: the paragraph labels are renumbered from a-av to a-av without changing the text. see the changes →
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 26 November 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 510 Against 75 Abstained 80
Final vote — text as a whole at 12:34 · 77% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 25 ballots in voting order
AdoptedAdopted3. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point cAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdoptedAdoptedAdopted7. Amendment 3 to paragraph 1, after point e 12:32 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – § 1, after point e – Am 3Rejected8. Amendment 4 to paragraph 1, after point o 12:32 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – § 1, after point o – Am 4Rejected9. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point abAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdoptedAdoptedAdopted13. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point agAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted15. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point anRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded16. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point aqAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Separate vote on recital IRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on recital JAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Separate vote on recital JAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded20. Separate vote on recital LAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted22. Separate vote on recital AAAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded23. Separate vote on recital AAAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded24. Separate vote on recital AQRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded25. Final vote — text as a whole 12:34 A10-0229/2025 – Urmas Paet – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Adopted - 25 November 2025 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 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.
- 12 November 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 4 November 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 22 September 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AFET (Foreign Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
- 10 July 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 19 June 2025 Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.