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Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2023

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 165368Source: 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+4 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2023”. Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (114 for, 392 against, 34 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

114

Against

392

Abstain

Margin of victory

278 votes

Turnout (cast)

540

Absent

165

Participation rate

76.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 3Against 132Abstain 1Absent 43

S&D136 MEPs

For 17Against 81Abstain 7Absent 31

Renew100 MEPs

For 8Against 65Abstain 9Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 44Against 15Abstain 5Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 1Absent 17

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 4Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 6Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland7
Malta2

Most against

Germany57
Poland42
France36
Italy30
Spain30

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Finland
Greece
Ireland
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 18Against 36Abstain 1Absent 24

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 57Abstain 9Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 30Abstain 1Absent 29

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 6Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 13Against 30Abstain 2Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 3Absent 1

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