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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 174770Source: 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”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (224 for, 428 against, 12 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

224

Against

428

Abstain

Margin of victory

204 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 38Against 125Abstain 2Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 121Abstain 2Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 3Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 72Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 1Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland41
Czech Republic11
Hungary11
Greece10
Latvia5

Most against

Germany70
Spain48
France40
Italy40
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 40Abstain 3Absent 6

Germany95 MEPs

For 14Against 70Abstain 1Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 40Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 41Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 48Abstain 1Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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