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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 165384Source: 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
✓Significant 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+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 security and defence policy – annual report 2023”. EPP, S&D, Greens-EFA and ECR voted mostly in favour, while Renew, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (364 for, 130 against, 41 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

364

Against

130

Abstain

Margin of victory

234 votes

Turnout (cast)

535

Absent

170

Participation rate

75.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 129Against 2Abstain 5Absent 43

S&D136 MEPs

For 97Against 1Abstain 2Absent 36

Renew100 MEPs

For 21Against 49Abstain 12Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 60Against 1Abstain 5Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 42Against 3Abstain 2Absent 18

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 36Abstain 7Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 2Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 6Absent 19

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
Poland41
Spain36
Italy25
Sweden19

Most against

France22
Cyprus2

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 21Against 22Abstain 13Absent 23

Germany96 MEPs

For 63Against 11Abstain 2Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 7Absent 11

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 7Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 28

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 1Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 7Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 36Against 9Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

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