← 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 174452Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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”. ECR, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (273 for, 344 against, 52 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

273

Against

344

Abstain

Margin of victory

71 votes

Turnout (cast)

669

Absent

Participation rate

93.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 7Against 141Abstain 21Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 17Against 107Abstain 5Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 61Against 14Abstain 3Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 51Against 16Abstain 7Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 9Against 56Abstain 9Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France63
Italy42
Poland23
Greece10
Belgium9

Most against

Germany51
Spain41
Romania21
Portugal16
Czech Republic15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 15Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 63Against 4Abstain 9Absent 6

Germany95 MEPs

For 36Against 51Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 29Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 8Abstain 18Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 17Against 41Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

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