← Votes·2021-04-29

European Defence Fund

Defence & Security87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "defence"
title/description contains "european defence"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 129756Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 “European Defence Fund”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (141 for, 534 against, 22 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

141

Against

534

Abstain

Margin of victory

393 votes

Turnout (cast)

697

Absent

Participation rate

98.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 175Abstain 0Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 17Against 113Abstain 5Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 1Against 97Abstain 3Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 4Against 63Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 58Abstain 2Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 11Against 22Abstain 10Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland6

Most against

Italy62
France58
Germany50
Poland49
Spain47

Divided delegations

Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 21Against 58Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 50Abstain 0Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 4Against 62Abstain 8Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 49Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 47Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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