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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 172751Source: 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, PfE, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (485 for, 129 against, 55 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

485

Against

129

Abstain

Margin of victory

356 votes

Turnout (cast)

669

Absent

Participation rate

92.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 161Against 10Abstain 1Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 123Against 3Abstain 2Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 14Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 67Abstain 1Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 57Against 1Abstain 14Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 5Against 45Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 19Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy71
France59
Germany55
Spain53
Poland34

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Denmark
Finland
Hungary
Ireland
Netherlands
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 4Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 9Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 59Against 18Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 23Abstain 13Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 11Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 12Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 53Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

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