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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 172754Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. EPP and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (281 for, 318 against, 78 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

281

Against

318

Abstain

Margin of victory

37 votes

Turnout (cast)

677

Absent

Participation rate

94.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 162Against 5Abstain 5Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 123Abstain 3Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 26Against 9Abstain 42Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 6Against 68Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 3Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 20Abstain 5Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 19Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland44
Italy35
Czech Republic17
Romania15
Denmark9

Most against

Germany48
France42
Spain31
Netherlands18
Belgium15

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 35Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 48Abstain 13Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 11Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 33Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 18Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 3Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 31Abstain 1Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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