← 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 172773Source: 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
✓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+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”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (188 for, 473 against, 20 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

188

Against

473

Abstain

Margin of victory

285 votes

Turnout (cast)

681

Absent

Participation rate

94.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 168Abstain 1Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 132Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 8Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 9Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Poland25
Czech Republic15
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany73
Spain47
Italy42
Romania23
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 73Abstain 5Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 8Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 42Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 47Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

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