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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 172767Source: 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, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while S&D, PfE, Renew, Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (316 for, 281 against, 58 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

316

Against

281

Abstain

Margin of victory

35 votes

Turnout (cast)

655

Absent

Participation rate

91.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 152Against 4Abstain 7Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 28Against 99Abstain 3Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 11Against 52Abstain 14Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 7Against 67Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 3Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 4Against 36Abstain 0Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 7Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 20Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland44
Germany40
Italy32
Romania25
Spain23

Most against

France66
Belgium13
Portugal13
Slovakia11
Austria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Italy
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 4Against 66Abstain 3Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 33Abstain 13Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 8Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 27Abstain 9Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 23Abstain 8Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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