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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 172737Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (469 for, 132 against, 69 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

469

Against

132

Abstain

Margin of victory

337 votes

Turnout (cast)

670

Absent

Participation rate

93.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 164Against 2Abstain 3Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 125Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 18Against 57Abstain 2Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 38Against 5Abstain 30Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 65Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 24Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 3Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Spain50
Poland45
Italy31
Netherlands27

Most against

France35
Belgium12
Hungary11
Slovakia8
Malta3

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Hungary
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 35Abstain 8Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 21Abstain 3Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 5Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 15Abstain 24Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 27Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 4Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 7Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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