← 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 172817Source: 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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, NI and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (208 for, 400 against, 70 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

208

Against

400

Abstain

Margin of victory

192 votes

Turnout (cast)

678

Absent

Participation rate

94.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 172Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 5Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 54Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 6Against 66Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 28Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 5Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy32
Denmark9

Most against

Germany58
France50
Spain29
Poland27
Hungary18

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 26Against 50Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 58Abstain 1Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 17Abstain 19Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 6Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 27Abstain 21Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 17Abstain 4Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 29Abstain 4Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

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