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EU strategic defence and security partnerships

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 11 February 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 19 June 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 15 January 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 28 January 2026
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 11 February 2026
  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
SEDE — Security and Defence
Rapporteur
Michał SZCZERBA PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Tonino PICULA S&DNikola BARTŮŠEK PfEElena DONAZZAN ECRMarie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN RenewVille NIINISTÖ Verts/ALEMarc BOTENGA The LeftHans NEUHOFF ESN

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

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0040/2026 11 February 2026 ✦ This resolution addresses EU strategic defence and security partnerships (SDPs), stressing their necessity for the EU's security and strategic autonomy. It calls for deepening partnerships with NATO, Ukraine, the US, and other like-minded countries, and for strengthening cooperation in areas like defence industry, cybersecurity, and maritime security.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0005/2026 28 January 2026 ✦ The report addresses EU strategic defence and security partnerships (SDPs), stressing their necessity for EU security and strategic autonomy, and calls for stronger cooperation with NATO, Ukraine, the US and other like-minded partners.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (SEDE) 15 October 2025 ✦ This draft report on EU strategic defence and security partnerships stresses their necessity, prioritises NATO and key partners, and calls for new partnerships and deeper cooperation in defence industry, maritime security, cyber defence, and support for Ukraine.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The only substantive change adds India to the list of countries with signed SDPs and removes a separate sentence on India. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The report expands on threats, adding Russian aggression, hybrid threats, and migration as security risks, and stresses SDPs' role in strategic autonomy. It strengthens language on NATO partnership, Ukraine support, and regional partnerships, including Indo-Pacific and Black Sea. It adds parliamentary diplomacy measures, including reports to Parliament and cooperation with Ukraine's Rada. The other changes are formal or wording: updated citations, rephrased explanatory statements, and a declaration of input. 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

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 11 February 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 11 February 2026 📄 Report A10-0005/2026📄 Adopted text TA10-0040/2026
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 440 Against 119 Abstained 85

    Final vote — text as a whole at 12:26 · 68% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 2 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 2 ballots in voting order
    1. Separate vote on paragraph 21
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    2. Final vote — text as a whole 12:26 A10-0005/2026 – Michał Szczerba – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 5 February 2026 1 amendment tabled for the plenary vote

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

    📄 Amendment 1
  4. 28 January 2026 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0005/2026
  5. Committee stage
  6. 15 January 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

    SEDE (Security and Defence) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  7. 13 November 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of SEDE (Security and Defence) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (SEDE)
  8. 15 October 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in SEDE (Security and Defence). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (SEDE)
  9. 19 June 2025 Referred to the SEDE (Security and Defence) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.