← Votes·2025-04-02

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024

Foreign Affairs63%★

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "common foreign and security policy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 174829Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 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+12 / 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 foreign and security policy – annual report 2024”. S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (341 for, 201 against, 107 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

341

Against

201

Abstain

107

Margin of victory

140 votes

Turnout (cast)

649

Absent

Participation rate

90.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 17Against 150Abstain 2Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 126Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 37Against 7Abstain 32Absent 6

PfE81 MEPs

For 4Against 32Abstain 38Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 2Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 7Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 20Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 6Absent 9

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany37
France36
Spain29
Portugal18
Belgium17

Most against

Poland24
Czech Republic12
Hungary10
Slovenia5

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Germany
Greece
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 6Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 4Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 36Against 7Abstain 29Absent 10

Germany95 MEPs

For 37Against 31Abstain 14Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 8Abstain 37Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 24Abstain 3Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 11Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 27Abstain 3Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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