← Votes·2025-04-02

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 174751Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+12 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (303 for, 289 against, 62 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

303

Against

289

Abstain

Margin of victory

14 votes

Turnout (cast)

654

Absent

Participation rate

91.0%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 14 votes. 65 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (65) was larger than the 14-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 22 absent MEPs (margin was 14)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 83Against 70Abstain 10Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 3Abstain 10Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 25Against 34Abstain 19Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 34Against 32Abstain 9Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 2Against 70Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 25Abstain 11Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy48
Poland26
Romania16
Portugal11
Belgium10

Most against

Germany54
France36
Spain29
Netherlands17
Austria13

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 5Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 32Against 36Abstain 9Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 28Against 54Abstain 1Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 7Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 20Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 13Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 9Abstain 5Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 6Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 29Abstain 1Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 4Absent 1

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