← Votes·2024-02-28

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2023

Foreign Affairs63%★

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "common foreign and security policy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 165523Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 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 foreign and security policy – annual report 2023”. Greens-EFA, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (181 for, 337 against, 22 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

181

Against

337

Abstain

Margin of victory

156 votes

Turnout (cast)

540

Absent

165

Participation rate

76.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 27Against 107Abstain 5Absent 40

S&D136 MEPs

For 6Against 103Abstain 1Absent 26

Renew100 MEPs

For 18Against 61Abstain 4Absent 17

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 1Absent 17

PfE64 MEPs

For 18Against 18Abstain 3Absent 25

The Left38 MEPs

For 3Against 22Abstain 3Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 3Absent 23

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland34
Sweden12
Finland7
Estonia4
Hungary3

Most against

Germany49
Spain40
France29
Italy28
Romania26

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 23Against 29Abstain 5Absent 22

Germany96 MEPs

For 28Against 49Abstain 1Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 28Abstain 0Absent 27

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 34Against 10Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 3Against 40Abstain 1Absent 15

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

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