12. White paper on the future of European defence (debate)

Verbatim reports

Council and Commission statements: White paper on the future of European defence (2025/2565(RSP))

Adam Szłapka (President-in-Office of the Council) and Andrius Kubilius (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Rasa Juknevičienė, on behalf of the PPE Group, Yannis Maniatis, on behalf of the S&D Group, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, on behalf of the PfE Group, Reinis Pozņaks, on behalf of the ECR Group, Nathalie Loiseau, on behalf of the Renew Group, Reinier Van Lanschot, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marc Botenga, on behalf of The Left Group, Petr Bystron, on behalf of the ESN Group, David McAllister, Sven Mikser, Roberto Vannacci, Elena Donazzan and Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann.

IN THE CHAIR: Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Hannah Neumann, Özlem Demirel, who also answered a blue-card question from Lukas Sieper, Sarah Knafo, Fabio De Masi, Siegfried Mureşan, Javi López, Vilis Krištopans, Adam Bielan, Hilde Vautmans, Ville Niinistö, Giorgos Georgiou, Nikolaos Anadiotis, Michael Gahler, Lucia Annunziata, Alberico Gambino, Petras Auštrevičius, Mounir Satouri, Marina Mesure, Ruth Firmenich, who also declined to take a blue-card question from Virginijus Sinkevičius, Michał Szczerba, Tobias Cremer, Emmanouil Fragkos, Lucia Yar, Virginijus Sinkevičius, Nikolas Farantouris, Lukas Sieper, Vangelis Meimarakis, Elio Di Rupo, Rihards Kols, Bart Groothuis, Benedetta Scuderi, who also answered a blue-card question from Marta Wcisło, Pekka Toveri, who also answered a blue-card question from Merja Kyllönen, Costas Mavrides, Beata Szydło, Engin Eroglu, Markéta Gregorová, Alice Teodorescu Måwe, Tonino Picula, Gheorghe Piperea, Helmut Brandstätter, Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez, Jean-Marc Germain, Geadis Geadi, Wouter Beke, Carla Tavares, Fernand Kartheiser, Hélder Sousa Silva, who also answered a blue-card question from João Oliveira, Eero Heinäluoma, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Thijs Reuten, Željana Zovko, Evin Incir, Mika Aaltola, Vasile Dîncu and Matej Tonin.

IN THE CHAIR: Antonella SBERNA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Klára Dobrev, Loucas Fourlas, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Seán Kelly, Ana Miguel Pedro and Christophe Gomart.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Radan Kanev, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Rasmus Andresen, Lynn Boylan, Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus, Krzysztof Hetman and Davor Ivo Stier.

The following spoke: Andrius Kubilius and Adam Szłapka.

Motions for resolutions tabled under Rule 136(2) to wind up the debate: minutes of 12.3.2025, item I.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.3.2025, item 6.7.