← 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 172759Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (236 for, 427 against, 16 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

236

Against

427

Abstain

Margin of victory

191 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 2Against 169Abstain 1Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 128Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 8Against 64Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 8Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Portugal10
Sweden10
Finland8

Most against

Germany53
France51
Poland48
Italy37
Spain29

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 26Against 51Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 34Against 53Abstain 4Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 37Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 48Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 17Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 29Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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