← 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 174423Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (345 for, 305 against, 26 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

345

Against

305

Abstain

Margin of victory

40 votes

Turnout (cast)

676

Absent

Participation rate

94.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 100Against 57Abstain 11Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 12Abstain 5Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 3Absent 2

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 9Against 31Abstain 3Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 3Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
Spain46
Italy40
Romania21
Netherlands20

Most against

France44
Poland43
Greece18
Czech Republic14
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Estonia
France
Italy
Latvia
Portugal
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 44Abstain 2Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 59Against 24Abstain 3Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 31Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 43Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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