← 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 172783Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly against. EPP and Left mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (209 for, 283 against, 180 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

209

Against

283

Abstain

180

Margin of victory

74 votes

Turnout (cast)

672

Absent

Participation rate

93.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 145Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 121Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 5Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 3Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 12Against 60Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 16Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 6Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 3Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain24
Greece13
Austria8
Denmark8
Portugal8

Most against

France50
Italy37
Poland23
Romania17
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 6Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 7Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 6Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 11Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 26Against 50Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 26Abstain 33Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 6Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 37Abstain 7Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 15Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 23Abstain 23Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 7Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 7Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 10Abstain 24Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 7Absent 0

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