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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 174754Source: 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+10 / 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (207 for, 445 against, 14 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

207

Against

445

Abstain

Margin of victory

238 votes

Turnout (cast)

666

Absent

Participation rate

92.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 162Abstain 2Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 98Against 21Abstain 9Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 10Against 65Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 34Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden12
Ireland11
Greece9
Finland7
Cyprus3

Most against

Germany67
France50
Poland44
Italy38
Spain32

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Finland
France
Greece
Italy
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 4Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 27Against 50Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 13Against 67Abstain 4Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 44Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 26Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 32Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

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