← 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 174399Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+7 / 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”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (614 for, 42 against, 15 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

614

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

572 votes

Turnout (cast)

671

Absent

Participation rate

93.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 170Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 5Abstain 2Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Renew79 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 69Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 16Against 25Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany81
France69
Italy69
Spain49
Poland47

Most against

Malta3

Divided delegations

Greece
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 69Against 7Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany95 MEPs

For 81Against 3Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 69Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 49Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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