← 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 172816Source: 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 Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (198 for, 459 against, 14 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

198

Against

459

Abstain

Margin of victory

261 votes

Turnout (cast)

671

Absent

Participation rate

93.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 170Abstain 0Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 6Abstain 2Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 72Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 67Abstain 3Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 18Against 22Abstain 3Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Denmark7
Finland7

Most against

Germany55
France51
Poland46
Italy44
Spain33

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 26Against 51Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 55Abstain 1Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 44Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 46Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 33Abstain 1Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

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