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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 172721Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Some political group division
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, PfE, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (584 for, 51 against, 22 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

584

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

533 votes

Turnout (cast)

657

Absent

Participation rate

91.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 161Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 61Against 5Abstain 12Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 19Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 5Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France76
Germany69
Italy56
Spain56
Poland46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 69Against 19Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 8Abstain 7Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 5Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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