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The EU Security Union Strategy

Vote ID 126026Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
39
/ 100

Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Strong political group division
  • ✓Significant national delegation divergence
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+0 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+0 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+0 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+12 / 15
Country division+12 / 15

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 “The EU Security Union Strategy”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while ECR voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (544 for, 50 against, 101 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For
544
Against
50
Abstain
101
Margin of victory
494 votes
Turnout (cast)
695
Absent
9
Participation rate
98.7%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs
For 170Against 0Abstain 7Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 131Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4
Renew100 MEPs
For 95Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
PfE66 MEPs
For 7Against 10Abstain 49Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 2Against 36Abstain 25Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 27Against 4Abstain 13Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 37Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany83
  • France55
  • Spain55
  • Romania31
  • Netherlands24
Most against
  • Poland27
Divided delegations
  • Poland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 55Against 0Abstain 23Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 83Against 0Abstain 12Absent 1
Greece21 MEPs
For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 30Against 0Abstain 45Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 24Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 24Against 27Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania33 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 55Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden20 MEPs
For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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