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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 183584Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (64 for, 590 against, 8 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

Against

590

Abstain

Margin of victory

526 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 1Against 165Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 120Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 76Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 7Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany79
France69
Italy62
Spain50
Poland43

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 9Against 69Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 79Abstain 1Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 62Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 43Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 50Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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