← 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 172702Source: 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
✓Some 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+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 “White paper on the future of European defence”. Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (83 for, 536 against, 48 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

536

Abstain

Margin of victory

453 votes

Turnout (cast)

667

Absent

Participation rate

92.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 172Abstain 1Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 8Against 117Abstain 5Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 5Against 52Abstain 20Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 70Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 7Against 40Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 8Absent 11

NI30 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 7Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia8
Malta3

Most against

France68
Germany65
Italy49
Poland49
Spain44

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 2Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 65Abstain 2Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 5Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 49Abstain 7Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 44Abstain 7Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 2Absent 0

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