← 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 172866Source: 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
✓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+12 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (78 for, 515 against, 87 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

Against

515

Abstain

Margin of victory

437 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 0Against 173Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 129Abstain 3Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 54Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 72Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 15Against 35Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 6Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 20Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany69
Italy51
Spain50
Poland46
France33

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 5Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 5Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 13Against 33Abstain 31Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 13Against 69Abstain 10Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 51Abstain 7Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 30Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 5Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 50Abstain 1Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

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