← 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 172785Source: 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, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, Renew, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (191 for, 445 against, 31 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

191

Against

445

Abstain

Margin of victory

254 votes

Turnout (cast)

667

Absent

Participation rate

92.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 172Abstain 1Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 6Abstain 9Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 11Against 61Abstain 1Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 17Against 9Abstain 12Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 7Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden10
Denmark9

Most against

Germany55
France49
Italy44
Poland44
Spain31

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
Finland
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Portugal
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 25Against 49Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 55Abstain 6Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 44Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 44Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 31Abstain 2Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

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