← 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 172738Source: 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”. S&D, PfE, ECR, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (379 for, 270 against, 26 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

379

Against

270

Abstain

Margin of victory

109 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 22Against 147Abstain 3Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 133Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 43Against 25Abstain 10Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 12Against 60Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 7Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France58
Italy57
Spain36
Sweden21
Netherlands18

Most against

Germany52
Poland25
Hungary17
Slovakia14
Bulgaria12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Germany
Greece
Latvia
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 58Against 18Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 52Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 57Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 8Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 36Against 22Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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