← 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 165540Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+7 / 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”. PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (58 for, 460 against, 16 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

Against

460

Abstain

Margin of victory

402 votes

Turnout (cast)

534

Absent

171

Participation rate

75.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 1Against 132Abstain 0Absent 46

S&D136 MEPs

For 0Against 108Abstain 0Absent 28

Renew100 MEPs

For 0Against 81Abstain 1Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 8Against 32Abstain 6Absent 19

PfE64 MEPs

For 40Against 1Abstain 4Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 26Abstain 0Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 5Absent 23

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany71
Spain43
Poland41
France40
Italy29

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 16Against 40Abstain 0Absent 23

Germany96 MEPs

For 6Against 71Abstain 2Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 7Absent 11

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 29Abstain 3Absent 29

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 0Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 2Against 43Abstain 0Absent 14

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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