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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 172720Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (422 for, 183 against, 57 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

422

Against

183

Abstain

Margin of victory

239 votes

Turnout (cast)

662

Absent

Participation rate

91.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 154Against 3Abstain 7Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 17Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 8Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 68Against 1Abstain 4Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 37Against 4Abstain 32Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 34Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 4Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Poland45
Spain42
Romania24
Netherlands23

Most against

France41
Italy34
Czech Republic11
Hungary10
Malta3

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 35Against 41Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 24Abstain 0Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 7Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 34Abstain 24Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 7Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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