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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 172830Source: 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+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (489 for, 127 against, 64 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

489

Against

127

Abstain

Margin of victory

362 votes

Turnout (cast)

680

Absent

Participation rate

94.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 151Against 1Abstain 23Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 127Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 12Against 52Abstain 11Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 4Abstain 2Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 4Against 23Abstain 14Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 5Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 4Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
Italy61
Poland46
France35
Spain29

Most against

Hungary11
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Hungary
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 35Against 34Abstain 7Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 5Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 7Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 4Abstain 25Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

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