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European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs

Defence & Security87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "defence"
title/description contains "european defence"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 182712Source: 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
✓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+0 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “European Defence Readiness 2030: assessment of needs”. EPP, ECR, PfE and Renew voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (335 for, 243 against, 70 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

335

Against

243

Abstain

Margin of victory

92 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 170Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 10Against 107Abstain 2Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 26Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 34Against 12Abstain 31Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 62Against 5Abstain 3Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 37Abstain 1Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 5Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France53
Poland43
Romania22
Bulgaria10
Netherlands10

Most against

Germany54
Italy32
Spain26
Austria12
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 11Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 53Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 54Abstain 1Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 10Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 32Abstain 30Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 9Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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