← 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 172842Source: 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 and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, Renew, Left and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (181 for, 384 against, 112 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

181

Against

384

Abstain

112

Margin of victory

203 votes

Turnout (cast)

677

Absent

Participation rate

94.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 171Abstain 1Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 114Against 11Abstain 5Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 65Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 10Against 64Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 14Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 16Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 5Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden11
Denmark7

Most against

Germany52
Poland43
Italy38
Spain27
Romania21

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 18Against 21Abstain 38Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 52Abstain 5Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 7Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 10Absent 1

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 38Abstain 9Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 43Abstain 5Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 27Abstain 7Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

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