← Votes·2025-04-02

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024

Foreign Affairs63%★

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "common foreign and security policy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 174369Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024”. Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (121 for, 500 against, 52 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

121

Against

500

Abstain

Margin of victory

379 votes

Turnout (cast)

673

Absent

Participation rate

93.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 160Abstain 4Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 16Against 110Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 70Abstain 4Absent 2

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 73Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 19Against 28Abstain 27Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 6Against 42Abstain 3Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 2Abstain 4Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 6Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary10
Slovakia7
Malta3

Most against

Germany70
Italy56
Poland48
Spain47
France31

Divided delegations

Greece
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 4Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 14Against 31Abstain 31Absent 6

Germany95 MEPs

For 16Against 70Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 56Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 48Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 11Against 47Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

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