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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 174742Source: 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
✓Strong 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+10 / 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 security and defence policy – annual report 2024”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (386 for, 214 against, 64 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

386

Against

214

Abstain

Margin of victory

172 votes

Turnout (cast)

664

Absent

Participation rate

92.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 148Against 16Abstain 5Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 112Against 11Abstain 4Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 27Abstain 45Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 68Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 40Abstain 2Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 7Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Spain46
Italy31
Poland27
Netherlands23

Most against

France41
Greece14
Czech Republic11
Ireland11
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 36Against 41Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 62Against 19Abstain 6Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 15Abstain 24Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 21Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 5Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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