← 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 174447Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. 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 (230 for, 320 against, 125 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

230

Against

320

Abstain

125

Margin of victory

90 votes

Turnout (cast)

675

Absent

Participation rate

93.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 31Against 133Abstain 5Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 16Against 86Abstain 28Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 60Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 24Against 49Abstain 2Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 35Against 27Abstain 12Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 10Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France66
Poland25
Greece12
Belgium11
Ireland7

Most against

Germany48
Spain47
Romania21
Portugal18
Netherlands15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Finland
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 15Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 4Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 8Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 66Against 7Abstain 3Absent 6

Germany95 MEPs

For 40Against 48Abstain 0Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 7Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 41Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 4Abstain 20Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 21Abstain 5Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 47Abstain 3Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

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