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Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025

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 183566Source: 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
✓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+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 2025”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (467 for, 109 against, 86 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

467

Against

109

Abstain

Margin of victory

358 votes

Turnout (cast)

662

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 164Against 2Abstain 3Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 3Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 35Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 41Against 8Abstain 27Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 71Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 16Against 11Abstain 12Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Spain46
France44
Poland42
Italy32

Most against

Hungary11
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 30Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 25Abstain 2Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 6Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 9Abstain 30Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

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