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Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024

Defence & Security66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "defence"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 174712Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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 security and defence policy – annual report 2024”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (113 for, 483 against, 60 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

113

Against

483

Abstain

Margin of victory

370 votes

Turnout (cast)

656

Absent

Participation rate

91.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 161Abstain 4Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 19Against 101Abstain 4Absent 11

Renew79 MEPs

For 20Against 54Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 29Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 13Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 4Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Ireland7

Most against

Germany66
Italy56
Spain50
Poland44
Romania29

Divided delegations

Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 13Abstain 26Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 15Against 66Abstain 3Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 5Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 5Against 56Abstain 7Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 2Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 50Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

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