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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 172796Source: 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+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (476 for, 184 against, 13 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

476

Against

184

Abstain

Margin of victory

292 votes

Turnout (cast)

673

Absent

Participation rate

93.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 170Against 2Abstain 2Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 127Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 7Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 71Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 67Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany78
Spain49
Italy41
France40
Poland26

Most against

Hungary11
Slovakia7
Latvia5

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Malta
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 40Against 35Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 78Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 29Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 49Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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