7 Resolutions & reports ·decision 7 of 8 on Thursday, 22 October 2026

Escalation of Houthi attacks and implications for regional security

Motion for a resolution · voted 13:30–13:32

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

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The vote ✦ In short Full text Procedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Final vote — text as a whole — decided by show of hands; no counts were recorded.

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

The text is a motion for a resolution on the escalation of Houthi attacks and the implications for regional security. Parliament adopted the text as its official position, which carries political weight but does not create law. The text refers to earlier resolutions, statements by the High Representative, UN Security Council resolutions and a UN-mediated truce established in April 2022.

How the vote unfolded · 18 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 9 amendments (2 adopted, 7 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 rejected). 7 alternative motions lapsed once the text was adopted.

Roll calls requested by The Left, PfE · split votes by Verts/ALE (2), ECR.

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 18 ballots in voting order

1. Amendment 1 to paragraph 1 13:30 RC-B10-0482/2026 – § 1 – Am 1 requested by PfE

Adopted

2. Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 1 — part 1 13:31 RC-B10-0482/2026 – After § 1 – Am 4/1 Part 1: ‘Strongly condemns the war waged by Saudi Arabia on the Yemeni people;’ requested by Verts/ALE requested by The Left

Rejected

3. Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 1 — part 2 13:31 RC-B10-0482/2026 – After § 1 – Am 4/2 Part 2: ‘strongly condemns the blockade of Yemeni ports and airports by Saudi Arabia and the air strikes, which have led to a catastrophic human rights situation; calls on Saudi Arabia to immediately end its blockade and to comply fully with international law;’ requested by Verts/ALE requested by The Left

Rejected

4. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 1

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

5. Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 9 13:31 RC-B10-0482/2026 – After § 9 – Am 6 requested by The Left

Rejected

6. Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 9 13:31 RC-B10-0482/2026 – After § 9 – Am 7 requested by The Left

Rejected

7. Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 1 13:31 RC-B10-0482/2026 – After § 25 – Am 2/1 Part 1: ‘Calls for strict oversight of EU-funded humanitarian assistance to Yemen, independent verification of implementing partners, and effective safeguards against direct or indirect diversion to armed groups and affiliated entities or individuals;’ requested by ECR requested by PfE

Adopted

8. Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 25 — part 2 13:32 RC-B10-0482/2026 – After § 25 – Am 2/2 Part 2: ‘calls for the suspension of affected funding where diversion is substantiated and safeguards cannot be restored;’ requested by ECR requested by PfE

Rejected

9. Amendment 3, adding text after recital D — part 1 13:32 RC-B10-0482/2026 – After recital D – Am 3/1 Part 1: ‘whereas in July 2026 Saudi Arabia struck Sana’a International Airport in violation of the UN-brokered ceasefire of 2022; whereas this action reignited the conflict and led to the current escalation on the Arabian Peninsula and in the Bab al-Mandab Strait;’ requested by Verts/ALE requested by The Left

Rejected

10. Amendment 3, adding text after recital D — part 2 13:32 RC-B10-0482/2026 – After recital D – Am 3/2 Part 2: ‘whereas since 2015 Saudi Arabia has imposed a blockade on Yemen’s ports and airports, hindering the importation of food and medicine; whereas the humanitarian situation in Yemen remains among the worst in the world and risks deteriorating further as a result of the renewed hostilities; whereas according to OCHA more than 22 million people in Yemen require humanitarian assistance and protection in 2026, including 5.2 million internally displaced persons;’ requested by Verts/ALE requested by The Left

Rejected

11. Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole)

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

12. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0479/2026

— no individual positions recorded

13. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0481/2026

— no individual positions recorded

14. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0482/2026

— no individual positions recorded

15. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0486/2026

— no individual positions recorded

16. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0487/2026

— no individual positions recorded

17. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0488/2026

— no individual positions recorded

18. Alternative motion for a resolution B10-0489/2026

— no individual positions recorded

Part of the sitting of Thursday, 22 October 2026. The vote was taken on Motion B-10-2026-0487 in procedure 2026/2939.

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Codes in ballot labels

Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a , taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — ; *** — ; * —
Lapsed —
A10-… — committee report; B10-… — motion
RC-B10-… — joint motion of several groups

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