← 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 174454Source: 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+7 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and PfE voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (349 for, 288 against, 29 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

349

Against

288

Abstain

Margin of victory

61 votes

Turnout (cast)

666

Absent

Participation rate

92.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 28Against 137Abstain 1Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 128Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 73Abstain 3Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 7Against 61Abstain 6Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 72Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 12Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 6Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
Italy40
France38
Poland28
Netherlands17

Most against

Spain29
Czech Republic13
Hungary11
Bulgaria8
Croatia7

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 35Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 47Against 29Abstain 12Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 31Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 28Against 21Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 11Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 29Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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