← Votes·2021-03-24

Procurement in the fields of defence and security and transfer of defence-related products: implementation of relevant Directives

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 128995Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 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 “Procurement in the fields of defence and security and transfer of defence-related products: implementation of relevant Directives”. Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (183 for, 341 against, 166 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

183

Against

341

Abstain

166

Margin of victory

158 votes

Turnout (cast)

690

Absent

Participation rate

97.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 9Against 157Abstain 8Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 31Against 2Abstain 99Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 15Against 73Abstain 13Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 30Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR63 MEPs

For 7Against 52Abstain 4Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 15Abstain 9Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland12
Belgium10
Greece9
Austria8
Finland5

Most against

France52
Poland43
Germany39
Spain24
Romania23

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 5Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 5Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 52Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 39Abstain 18Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 5Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 12Abstain 32Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 7Against 16Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 2Against 43Abstain 7Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 11Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 10Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 14Against 24Abstain 21Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 7Absent 1

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