← 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 174372Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+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 “Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (102 for, 486 against, 40 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

102

Against

486

Abstain

Margin of victory

384 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

87.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 158Abstain 2Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 12Against 108Abstain 4Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 7Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 28Against 36Abstain 6Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 1Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 9Against 40Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

ESN26 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 15Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 4Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Malta3

Most against

Germany62
Italy61
Spain46
Poland43
Romania25

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
France
Greece
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 5Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 35Abstain 2Absent 7

Germany95 MEPs

For 9Against 62Abstain 12Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 5Against 61Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 4Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 2Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

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