← Votes·2022-02-16

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2021

Foreign Affairs63%★

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "common foreign and security policy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 139904Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 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+12 / 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 “Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2021”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (474 for, 113 against, 102 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

474

Against

113

Abstain

102

Margin of victory

361 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

97.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 165Against 0Abstain 10Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 106Against 7Abstain 19Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 24Against 38Abstain 3Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 50Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 22Abstain 6Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 31Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Italy66
Spain49
France41
Romania32

Most against

Hungary12

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Hungary
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 9Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 41Against 28Abstain 8Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 17Abstain 11Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 66Against 1Abstain 8Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 27Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs