← 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 172725Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. EPP and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (278 for, 357 against, 40 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

278

Against

357

Abstain

Margin of victory

79 votes

Turnout (cast)

675

Absent

Participation rate

93.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 160Against 5Abstain 6Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 13Against 118Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 13Against 45Abstain 19Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 1Abstain 3Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 9Against 64Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 47Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 38Abstain 2Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 7Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland50
Romania15
Finland13
Czech Republic11
Hungary10

Most against

France73
Germany59
Italy32
Spain26
Netherlands24

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 3Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 28Against 59Abstain 2Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 6Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 32Abstain 7Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 24Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 6Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

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