← 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 172781Source: 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”. S&D and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (176 for, 459 against, 25 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

176

Against

459

Abstain

Margin of victory

283 votes

Turnout (cast)

660

Absent

Participation rate

91.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 170Abstain 0Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 121Against 5Abstain 2Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 6Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 6Against 64Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 12Against 36Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 9Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 5Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Portugal9
Malta3
Luxembourg2

Most against

Germany69
France48
Poland45
Italy37
Spain29

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta
Portugal
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 24Against 48Abstain 2Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 69Abstain 3Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 5Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 37Abstain 1Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 29Abstain 1Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

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