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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 174446Source: 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+10 / 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”. PfE, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (266 for, 324 against, 88 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

266

Against

324

Abstain

Margin of victory

58 votes

Turnout (cast)

678

Absent

Participation rate

94.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 36Against 123Abstain 11Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 28Against 95Abstain 9Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 30Against 13Abstain 36Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 11Against 63Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 50Against 16Abstain 8Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 38Against 3Abstain 10Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 2Abstain 7Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France57
Poland42
Greece11
Ireland7
Cyprus3

Most against

Germany51
Spain42
Italy26
Romania19
Portugal16

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 9Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 4Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 4Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 57Against 17Abstain 3Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 36Against 51Abstain 1Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 9Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 26Abstain 26Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 6Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 13Against 42Abstain 4Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

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