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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 172746Source: 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+7 / 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 Left and NI voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (528 for, 63 against, 85 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

528

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

465 votes

Turnout (cast)

676

Absent

Participation rate

93.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 171Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 125Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 35Against 5Abstain 38Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 29Abstain 11Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 19Abstain 6Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 21Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany67
Italy59
Poland48
Spain48
France38

Most against

Malta3

Divided delegations

Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 7Abstain 31Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 12Abstain 13Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 10Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 48Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

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