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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 174743Source: 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+3 / 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 and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (369 for, 269 against, 23 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

369

Against

269

Abstain

Margin of victory

100 votes

Turnout (cast)

661

Absent

Participation rate

91.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 136Against 19Abstain 9Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 13Abstain 5Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 3Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 69Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 36Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
Spain47
Poland27
Romania21
Netherlands20

Most against

France41
Italy37
Greece18
Czech Republic15
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 41Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany95 MEPs

For 59Against 23Abstain 0Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 5Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 37Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 47Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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