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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 165400Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Strong political group division
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (389 for, 81 against, 62 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

389

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

308 votes

Turnout (cast)

532

Absent

173

Participation rate

75.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 133Against 4Abstain 1Absent 41

S&D136 MEPs

For 97Against 5Abstain 0Absent 34

Renew100 MEPs

For 84Against 1Abstain 0Absent 15

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 37Absent 19

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 14Absent 24

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 1Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 7Absent 22

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
Spain37
France35
Italy26
Romania24

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 35Against 21Abstain 1Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 63Against 11Abstain 2Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 6Abstain 17Absent 27

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 21Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 37Against 7Abstain 0Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

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