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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 165416Source: 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”. ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (103 for, 395 against, 31 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

103

Against

395

Abstain

Margin of victory

292 votes

Turnout (cast)

529

Absent

176

Participation rate

75.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 16Against 119Abstain 1Absent 43

S&D136 MEPs

For 6Against 98Abstain 2Absent 30

Renew100 MEPs

For 7Against 75Abstain 0Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 4Against 57Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 1Absent 18

PfE64 MEPs

For 19Against 16Abstain 6Absent 23

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 12Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 7Absent 24

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland29
Ireland4

Most against

Germany67
France51
Spain38
Italy29
Romania23

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Estonia
Ireland
Italy
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 3Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 3Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 3Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 4Against 67Abstain 5Absent 20

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 3Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 18Against 29Abstain 0Absent 29

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 29Against 13Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 23Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 5Against 38Abstain 3Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

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