← Votes·2021-07-07

EU-NATO cooperation in the context of transatlantic relations

Defence & Security66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "nato"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 134946Source: 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+6 / 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 “EU-NATO cooperation in the context of transatlantic relations”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (493 for, 90 against, 103 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

493

Against

Abstain

103

Margin of victory

403 votes

Turnout (cast)

686

Absent

Participation rate

97.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 169Against 0Abstain 7Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 107Against 7Abstain 14Absent 8

Renew101 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 37Against 21Abstain 9Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 54Absent 4

ECR63 MEPs

For 54Against 5Abstain 4Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 15Abstain 7Absent 4

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 5Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy68
Poland51
Spain47
Germany44
France35

Most against

Ireland6

Divided delegations

Austria
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 35Against 29Abstain 15Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 9Abstain 40Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 6Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 6Abstain 6Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs