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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 165398Source: 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
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+2 / 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, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (313 for, 171 against, 38 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

313

Against

171

Abstain

Margin of victory

142 votes

Turnout (cast)

522

Absent

183

Participation rate

74.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 95Against 25Abstain 7Absent 52

S&D136 MEPs

For 68Against 23Abstain 11Absent 34

Renew100 MEPs

For 71Against 9Abstain 1Absent 19

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 52Against 4Abstain 9Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 8Against 37Abstain 1Absent 19

PfE64 MEPs

For 4Against 39Abstain 1Absent 20

NI46 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 5Absent 20

The Left38 MEPs

For 5Against 20Abstain 1Absent 12

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
Spain34
France28
Poland23
Netherlands18

Most against

Italy26
Sweden9
Ireland7

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 8Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 28Against 24Abstain 0Absent 27

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 22Abstain 1Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 3Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 26Abstain 3Absent 27

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 16Abstain 1Absent 12

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 7Abstain 3Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

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