← Votes·2021-01-20

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

Foreign Affairs63%★

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "common foreign and security policy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 127028Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 Foreign and Security Policy - annual report 2020”. EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (340 for, 100 against, 245 abstentions).

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

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

For

340

Against

100

Abstain

245

Margin of victory

240 votes

Turnout (cast)

685

Absent

Participation rate

97.4%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP178 MEPs

For 145Against 2Abstain 27Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 101Against 0Abstain 29Absent 6

Renew100 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 27Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 65Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 33Abstain 31Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 48Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 15Against 17Abstain 11Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 31Abstain 5Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain43
Germany40
Romania32
Netherlands19
Portugal16

Most against

Ireland6

Divided delegations

Czech Republic

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium20 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 13Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 49Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 17Abstain 35Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 7Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 13Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 39Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 27Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 43Against 10Abstain 4Absent 2

Sweden20 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

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