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Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia

Hana Jalloul Muro – § 27 – Am 3
Date: 16.12.2025·Reference: A10-0230/2025
Rapporteur: Hana Jalloul Muro

Overall Result

Rejected
  • 155 For
  • 474 Against
  • 25 Abstention
  • 65 Did not vote
Amendment— You are viewing a sub-vote (amendment) of the main vote.Amendment 3 · Tabled by MembersView amendment at the EP ↗
Amendment wording

Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, Anthony Smith, Carolina Morace, Dario Tamburrano, Danilo Della Valle, Estrella Galán, Gaetano Pedulla’, Giuseppe Antoci, Hanna Gedin, Ilaria Salis, Irene Montero, Isabel Serra Sánchez, Jonas Sjöstedt, Lynn Boylan, Kathleen Funchion, Mario Furore, Marina Mesure, Merja Kyllönen, Pasquale Tridico, Per Clausen, Rima Hassan, Rudi Kennes, Valentina Palmisano, Ville Niinistö, Maria Ohisalo, Villy Søvndal, Hannah Neumann, Mélissa Camara, Mounir Satouri, Sara Matthieu, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Lena Schilling, Gordan Bosanac, David Cormand, Leoluca Orlando, Ana Miranda Paz, Diana Riba i Giner, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Daniel Freund, Jutta Paulus, Catarina Vieira, Reinier Van Lanschot, Erik Marquardt, Katrin Langensiepen, Anna Cavazzini, Tineke Strik, Saskia Bricmont, Isabella Lövin, Pär Holmgren, Cristina Guarda, Benedetta Scuderi, Martin Häusling, Anna Strolenberg, Nela Riehl, Tilly Metz, Marie Toussaint, Rasmus Nordqvist, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Bas Eickhout, Vladimir Prebilič, Terry Reintke, Rasmus Andresen, Markéta Gregorová, Damian Boeselager, Mārtiņš Staķis, Kim Van Sparrentak, Nicolae Ștefănuță, Sergey Lagodinsky, Alice Kuhnke, Thomas Waitz, Li Andersson, Jussi Saramo, Kai Tegethoff, Majdouline Sbai

… renewable energy and green hydrogen as part of its Vision 2030 plans; Removed: calls Added: supports the UN experts’ call on Saudi Arabia to Removed: adhere to its commitments under the Paris Agreement and in accordance with UN expert opinion; Added: halt its plans to expand crude oil production, as well as its plans to explore further oil and gas reserves to increase production capacity, which would contribute to the risk of overshooting the 1.5 °C carbon budget and of increased climate change-related impacts on human rights, contrary to their own human rights responsibilities; urges Aramco to release key information on its overall emissions and the carbon intensity of its crude oil production; notes that the EU stands ready to collaborate with its Saudi Arabian …

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE779.041v01-00

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Status and procedure

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Plenary · (366 days ago)
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2025/2082(INI) · INI

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  1. Recorded: Referral50 days until the next step
  2. Recorded: Committee stage138 days until the next step
  3. Latest recorded: Plenary366 days since this step began
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  1. Referral to committee
  2. Committee report tabled
  3. Committee amendments tabled
  4. Committee report adopted
  5. Tabling for plenary
  6. Tabling for plenary
  7. Plenary debate
  8. Plenary vote
  9. Plenary vote results
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What is this about?

  • The EU aims to deepen its strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia, focusing on energy, security, and trade cooperation to enhance bilateral relations.
  • Key objectives include economic diversification, particularly through renewable energy projects and critical raw materials.
  • The EU emphasizes the need for human rights reforms, such as abolishing the death penalty and advancing women's rights.
  • Saudi Arabia’s role as a regional mediator, including in Yemen and Gaza, is recognized but must align with international law.
  • Progress on human rights is demanded as a precondition for a formal partnership agreement.
Source: Explanatory Statement (AI Generated)

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Vote Position
NameCountryGroupVote Position
GermanyS&D
Intended voteAgainstSubmitted vote: For
PolandS&D
For
NetherlandsGreens/EFA
For
NetherlandsGreens/EFA
For
NetherlandsS&D
For
GermanyGUE/NGL
For
NetherlandsS&D
For
SwedenGreens/EFA
For
PolandS&D
For
ItalyS&D
For
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