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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 172762Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (561 for, 76 against, 41 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

561

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

485 votes

Turnout (cast)

678

Absent

Participation rate

94.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 171Against 1Abstain 1Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 128Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 54Against 11Abstain 11Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 5Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 13Against 17Abstain 12Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 6Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France76
Germany67
Italy53
Poland48
Spain47

Most against

Czech Republic11
Malta3

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Ireland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 23Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 16Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 47Against 4Abstain 7Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

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