← 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 172690Source: 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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “White paper on the future of European defence”. PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (118 for, 510 against, 52 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

118

Against

510

Abstain

Margin of victory

392 votes

Turnout (cast)

680

Absent

Participation rate

94.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 172Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 126Abstain 1Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 40Against 21Abstain 16Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 71Abstain 3Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 6Against 67Abstain 1Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 6Against 42Abstain 2Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 20Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Ireland11
Malta3

Most against

Germany68
Spain51
Italy50
Poland45
Netherlands31

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 8Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 37Abstain 2Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 68Abstain 11Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 50Abstain 9Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 45Abstain 5Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

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