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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 174753Source: 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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (118 for, 516 against, 24 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

118

Against

516

Abstain

Margin of victory

398 votes

Turnout (cast)

658

Absent

Participation rate

91.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 157Abstain 2Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 19Against 108Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 1Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 7Against 67Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 4Against 66Abstain 3Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 24Against 16Abstain 9Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 3Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 4Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland13
Malta3

Most against

Germany68
France63
Italy57
Poland47
Spain44

Divided delegations

Finland
Malta
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 13Against 63Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany95 MEPs

For 13Against 68Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 57Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 47Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 12Against 44Abstain 1Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

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