← 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 174389Source: 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”. S&D, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (196 for, 420 against, 49 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

196

Against

420

Abstain

Margin of victory

224 votes

Turnout (cast)

665

Absent

Participation rate

92.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 158Abstain 8Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 24Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 3Absent 2

Renew79 MEPs

For 13Against 60Abstain 3Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 26Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 6Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 3Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece10
Ireland10
Portugal10
Sweden9
Malta4

Most against

Germany60
France48
Poland44
Italy39
Spain32

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Finland
France
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 28Against 48Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 15Against 60Abstain 8Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 7Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 44Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 25Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 32Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

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