← 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 172760Source: 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
✓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+7 / 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”. PfE and ECR voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (159 for, 442 against, 73 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

159

Against

442

Abstain

Margin of victory

283 votes

Turnout (cast)

674

Absent

Participation rate

93.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 169Abstain 1Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 125Abstain 4Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 13Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 69Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 18Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 17Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 19Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Czech Republic13
Hungary10

Most against

Germany70
Spain47
Italy40
Poland29
Romania22

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 5Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 29Abstain 8Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 1Against 70Abstain 21Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 40Abstain 7Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 29Abstain 4Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 47Abstain 3Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

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