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11 Resolutions & reports ·decision 11 of 13 on Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Tackling barriers to the single market for defence

Committee report by Tobias Cremer · voted at 13:09

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Adopted by a large majority 393 for · 169 against · 67 abstained (62 % in favour) Defence & securityEconomy & single marketDefence industry & procurementCompetitiveness & industrySingle market rules
The vote✦ In shortFull textProcedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted by a large majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For 393 Against 169 Abstained 67

Final vote — text as a whole at 13:09 · 62% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

Who backed it
  • The Left ✗
  • Verts/ALE ✓
  • S&D ✓
  • Renew ✓
  • PPE ✓
  • ECR –
  • PfE ✗
  • ESN ✗
  • NI ✗

Backed by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.

✦ What this vote decides · AI summary, based on the text voted on

Parliament adopted a resolution on tackling barriers to the single market for defence, which addresses fragmentation, regulatory hurdles, and underinvestment in the European defence industry. The resolution calls for deeper reforms to improve cross-border cooperation, interoperability, and competitiveness, noting that defence equipment prices are roughly 30 % higher without full EU-wide cooperation. It also highlights the need to support small and medium-sized enterprises and to address intellectual property and licensing issues in publicly funded defence research.

How the vote unfolded · 3 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 amendments (2 rejected).

Roll call requested by PfE.

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

All 3 ballots in voting order
1. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 1 13:09 A10-0017/2026 – Tobias Cremer – After § 1 – Am 1 requested by PfE
Rejected
2. Amendment 2 to paragraph 18 13:09 A10-0017/2026 – Tobias Cremer – § 18 – Am 2 requested by PfE
Rejected
3. Final vote — text as a whole 13:09 A10-0017/2026 – Tobias Cremer – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
Adopted

Part of the sitting of Wednesday, 11 March 2026. The vote was taken on Report A-10-2026-0017 in procedure 2025/2143.

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  • § 5 — paragraph 5
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