← Votes·2025-03-12

White paper on the future of European defence

Defence & Security87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "defence"
title/description contains "european defence"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 172674Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “White paper on the future of European defence”. S&D, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (248 for, 381 against, 43 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

248

Against

381

Abstain

Margin of victory

133 votes

Turnout (cast)

672

Absent

Participation rate

93.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 170Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 9Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 33Against 34Abstain 10Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 4Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 7Against 62Abstain 2Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 15Against 32Abstain 1Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 5Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 19Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France55
Portugal11
Greece10
Ireland10
Belgium7

Most against

Germany52
Poland43
Italy38
Spain30
Netherlands26

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 5Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 8Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 55Against 19Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 52Abstain 11Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 26Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 43Abstain 4Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 30Abstain 2Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

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