← 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 174397Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. EPP and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (357 for, 95 against, 209 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

357

Against

Abstain

209

Margin of victory

262 votes

Turnout (cast)

661

Absent

Participation rate

91.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 23Against 27Abstain 109Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 127Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 64Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 26Against 28Abstain 20Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 7Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 8Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France67
Germany44
Italy33
Spain30
Netherlands20

Most against

Czech Republic14

Divided delegations

Lithuania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 10Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 8Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 67Against 6Abstain 4Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 44Against 18Abstain 17Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 8Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 11Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 10Abstain 28Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 39Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 15Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 7Abstain 22Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

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