← 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 172747Source: 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
✓Significant 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+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (219 for, 445 against, 15 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

219

Against

445

Abstain

Margin of victory

226 votes

Turnout (cast)

679

Absent

Participation rate

94.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 165Abstain 2Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 121Against 8Abstain 3Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 40Against 32Abstain 1Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 38Abstain 2Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Belgium10
Austria9
Lithuania5
Estonia3

Most against

Germany56
France53
Italy46
Poland43
Spain33

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 22Against 53Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 56Abstain 2Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 43Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 33Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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