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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 172741Source: 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 and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Renew, Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (457 for, 172 against, 45 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

457

Against

172

Abstain

Margin of victory

285 votes

Turnout (cast)

674

Absent

Participation rate

93.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 164Against 6Abstain 1Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 128Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 11Against 59Abstain 6Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 4Abstain 3Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 22Against 51Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 13Against 23Abstain 6Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 8Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 17Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Italy55
Poland45
Spain45
Romania25

Most against

France51
Slovakia8
Malta4

Divided delegations

Belgium
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 26Against 51Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 15Abstain 13Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 5Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 55Against 15Abstain 1Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 45Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

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