← 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 129760Source: 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
✓Some 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+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (162 for, 477 against, 57 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

162

Against

477

Abstain

Margin of victory

315 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 8Against 167Abstain 1Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 16Against 103Abstain 15Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 2Against 96Abstain 3Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 11Against 35Abstain 21Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 56Abstain 3Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 16Against 17Abstain 10Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
Austria11
Ireland11

Most against

Italy60
Poland49
Spain47
France35
Romania32

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 20Against 35Abstain 24Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 39Abstain 9Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 6Against 60Abstain 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 23Abstain 1Absent 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 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 12Against 47Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

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