← 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 174406Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (451 for, 140 against, 74 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

451

Against

140

Abstain

Margin of victory

311 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 160Against 0Abstain 6Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 66Abstain 7Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 39Abstain 34Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 61Against 2Abstain 11Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 7Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 9Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
Spain51
France47
Italy41
Poland27

Most against

Czech Republic10
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 27Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 59Against 25Abstain 1Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 22Abstain 8Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 18Abstain 4Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 5Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 6Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 9Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 51Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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