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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 174783Source: 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
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (279 for, 318 against, 48 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

279

Against

318

Abstain

Margin of victory

39 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 128Against 6Abstain 9Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 128Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 55Against 1Abstain 22Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 9Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 5Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland43
Italy38
Spain30
Czech Republic14
Romania14

Most against

Germany46
France40
Netherlands17
Belgium15
Sweden13

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 6Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 16Against 46Abstain 2Absent 31

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 32Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 7Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 5Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 4Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 29Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 3Absent 1

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