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Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report 2020

Defence & Security66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "defence"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 126518Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report 2020”. S&D, Renew, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. ECR and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (297 for, 264 against, 119 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

297

Against

264

Abstain

119

Margin of victory

33 votes

Turnout (cast)

680

Absent

Participation rate

96.7%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 33 votes. 23 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (23) was not larger than the 33-vote margin.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 11Against 160Abstain 2Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 128Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

Renew100 MEPs

For 94Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE67 MEPs

For 34Against 13Abstain 17Absent 3

ECR63 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 51Absent 3

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 15Abstain 12Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 31Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy56
Spain39
France29
Romania18
Netherlands14

Most against

Germany65
Hungary13
Czech Republic9
Greece9
Ireland7

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium20 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 29Against 20Abstain 27Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 65Abstain 6Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 9Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 12Abstain 6Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 14Against 9Abstain 5Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 17Abstain 25Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 39Against 16Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

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