← Votes·2026-01-22

Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges

Vote ID 183021Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

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

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 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 “Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (483 for, 68 against, 76 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

483

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

415 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

87.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 168Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 101Against 1Abstain 9Absent 24

PfE84 MEPs

For 38Against 15Abstain 21Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 4Absent 14

Renew78 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 35Against 1Abstain 13Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 34Abstain 2Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 20Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 5Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France62
Germany62
Poland43
Spain42
Italy38

Most against

Hungary7

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 62Against 9Abstain 4Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 10Abstain 14Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 10Abstain 14Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 42Against 2Abstain 9Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

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