Recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning the Implementation and governance of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO)
Foreign Affairs63%★
- title/description contains "foreign affairs"
Importance Score
Key voteWhy this vote stands out:
- ✓Main vote
- ✓Legislative procedure
- ✓Very fragmented political vote
- ✓Significant national delegation divergence
- ✓High participation
- ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.
What was this vote about?
This vote concerned “Recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning the Implementation and governance of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (464 for, 90 against, 137 abstentions).
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Why it matters
This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.
Result analysis
By political group
Country angle
- Germany52
- Poland49
- Spain43
- France39
- Romania33
- Ireland6
- France
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