← 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 172786Source: 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
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (258 for, 383 against, 35 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

258

Against

383

Abstain

Margin of victory

125 votes

Turnout (cast)

676

Absent

Participation rate

93.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 46Against 124Abstain 2Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 124Abstain 3Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 3Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 27Against 5Abstain 10Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 16Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France47
Poland43
Czech Republic15
Greece14
Hungary10

Most against

Germany65
Spain45
Italy32
Netherlands23
Romania23

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 4Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 47Against 30Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 65Abstain 10Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 32Abstain 8Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 45Abstain 2Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

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