← Votes·2021-03-25

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 129463Source: 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
✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 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 “Procurement in the fields of defence and security and transfer of defence-related products: implementation of relevant Directives”. 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 (470 for, 96 against, 121 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

470

Against

Abstain

121

Margin of victory

374 votes

Turnout (cast)

687

Absent

Participation rate

97.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 168Against 0Abstain 5Absent 6

S&D136 MEPs

For 117Against 7Abstain 10Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 96Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 65Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 12Against 31Abstain 24Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 51Against 5Abstain 7Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 14Abstain 7Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 33Abstain 1Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland50
Spain47
Italy42
Germany37
France36

Most against

Ireland8

Divided delegations

France
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 28Abstain 14Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 23Abstain 33Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 32Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 5Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 6Absent 1

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