← 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 174407Source: 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+7 / 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 (439 for, 181 against, 43 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

439

Against

181

Abstain

Margin of victory

258 votes

Turnout (cast)

663

Absent

Participation rate

92.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 157Against 2Abstain 6Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 128Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 68Abstain 8Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 1Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 51Against 7Abstain 13Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 8Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Spain50
France44
Italy38
Poland27

Most against

Czech Republic12
Hungary10

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 4Absent 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 6Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 44Against 31Abstain 2Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 62Against 22Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 31Abstain 1Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 19Abstain 3Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 6Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 7Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 50Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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