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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 174740Source: 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
✓Some 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+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 security and defence policy – annual report 2024”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (398 for, 249 against, 18 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

398

Against

249

Abstain

Margin of victory

149 votes

Turnout (cast)

665

Absent

Participation rate

92.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 141Against 23Abstain 4Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 7Abstain 4Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 4Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 69Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 40Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
Spain46
Poland27
Netherlands21
Romania21

Most against

France40
Italy37
Greece16
Czech Republic14
Ireland11

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 36Against 40Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 74Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 21Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

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