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Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 as regards the definition of prohibited weapons

Defence & Security66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "weapons"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 181953Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “Objection pursuant to Rule 114(3): amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1818 as regards the definition of prohibited weapons”. Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and Renew voted mostly against. S&D and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (88 for, 388 against, 184 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

Against

388

Abstain

184

Margin of victory

300 votes

Turnout (cast)

660

Absent

Participation rate

91.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 171Abstain 2Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 116Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 7Against 68Abstain 5Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 62Abstain 3Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 45Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 6Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 4Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland8
Cyprus2

Most against

France49
Poland44
Germany39
Spain31
Italy30

Divided delegations

Austria
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 6Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 5Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 8Against 49Abstain 15Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 39Abstain 30Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 5Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 2Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 30Abstain 25Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 10Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 44Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 7Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 11Absent 1

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 4Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 31Abstain 18Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 8Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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