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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 174785Source: 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
✓Strong 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+12 / 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 voted mostly in favour, while S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (180 for, 365 against, 116 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

180

Against

365

Abstain

116

Margin of victory

185 votes

Turnout (cast)

661

Absent

Participation rate

91.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 130Against 15Abstain 18Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 128Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 42Abstain 26Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 75Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 44Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 41Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 21Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 4Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary11
Austria10
Greece10
Croatia7
Slovenia5

Most against

Germany48
France41
Italy32
Spain30
Poland23

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Greece
Ireland
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 3Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 7Against 41Abstain 29Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 22Against 48Abstain 15Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 32Abstain 23Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 19Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 13Against 23Abstain 12Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 7Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 18Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 30Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

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