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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 165370Source: 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (372 for, 154 against, 13 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

372

Against

154

Abstain

Margin of victory

218 votes

Turnout (cast)

539

Absent

166

Participation rate

76.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 27Against 110Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D136 MEPs

For 102Against 0Abstain 0Absent 34

Renew100 MEPs

For 76Against 8Abstain 0Absent 16

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 37Against 6Abstain 4Absent 18

PfE64 MEPs

For 17Against 22Abstain 6Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 1Absent 20

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Germany42
Spain34
Poland29
Italy25

Most against

Hungary7
Bulgaria6

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Germany
Italy
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 7Abstain 1Absent 23

Germany96 MEPs

For 42Against 33Abstain 1Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 21Abstain 3Absent 27

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 29Against 14Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 10Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 10Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

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