← 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 165619Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (281 for, 218 against, 40 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

281

Against

218

Abstain

Margin of victory

63 votes

Turnout (cast)

539

Absent

166

Participation rate

76.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 15Against 114Abstain 6Absent 44

S&D136 MEPs

For 98Against 8Abstain 3Absent 27

Renew100 MEPs

For 65Against 14Abstain 2Absent 19

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 11Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 1Absent 18

PfE64 MEPs

For 3Against 28Abstain 14Absent 19

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 3Absent 20

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France34
Spain31
Netherlands15
Ireland12
Portugal12

Most against

Germany35
Poland34
Italy25
Romania17
Czech Republic13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Germany
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 34Against 6Abstain 13Absent 26

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 35Abstain 13Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 0Absent 28

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 1Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 9Against 34Abstain 0Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 5Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 17Abstain 2Absent 7

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 31Against 12Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

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