← 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 174371Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓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+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 “Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024”. Left, NI and ESN 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 (106 for, 518 against, 42 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

106

Against

518

Abstain

Margin of victory

412 votes

Turnout (cast)

666

Absent

Participation rate

92.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 168Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 18Against 106Abstain 5Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 4Absent 2

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 2Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 13Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 8Against 36Abstain 7Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece8
Slovakia7
Malta3

Most against

Germany65
France64
Spain51
Poland46
Italy37

Divided delegations

Greece
Italy
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 9Against 64Abstain 4Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 22Against 65Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 5Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 37Abstain 8Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 26Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 51Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 1

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