← 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 174455Source: 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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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”. EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly in favour, while NI voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (566 for, 36 against, 67 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

566

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

530 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 166Against 2Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 123Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 21Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 68Against 5Abstain 1Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 33Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 15Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
France63
Italy62
Spain54
Poland49

Most against

Malta3

Divided delegations

Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 63Against 4Abstain 8Absent 7

Germany95 MEPs

For 76Against 7Abstain 3Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 10Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 10Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 54Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

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