← 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 174426Source: 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
✓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+3 / 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 (369 for, 267 against, 41 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

369

Against

267

Abstain

Margin of victory

102 votes

Turnout (cast)

677

Absent

Participation rate

94.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 120Against 40Abstain 10Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 120Against 6Abstain 4Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 4Absent 2

Renew79 MEPs

For 74Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 7Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 28Abstain 12Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
Spain47
Italy34
Netherlands21
Romania21

Most against

Poland45
France44
Czech Republic15
Greece14
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Malta
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 10Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 44Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 64Against 22Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 31Abstain 7Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 45Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 47Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

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