← 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 174472Source: 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
✓Some 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+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”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, ESN and NI voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (75 for, 533 against, 58 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

Against

533

Abstain

Margin of victory

458 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 0Against 169Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 125Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 74Abstain 1Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 14Against 17Abstain 41Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 46Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 8Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 4Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Malta3

Most against

Germany77
Italy52
Poland47
Spain44
France38

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 5Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 12Against 38Abstain 27Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 9Against 77Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 52Abstain 9Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 47Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 44Abstain 3Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

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