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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 183586Source: 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
✓Strong 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (78 for, 525 against, 56 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

525

Abstain

Margin of victory

447 votes

Turnout (cast)

659

Absent

Participation rate

91.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 169Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 116Abstain 1Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 8Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 68Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 33Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 3Absent 10

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 6Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 5Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland7
Malta2

Most against

France65
Germany65
Italy52
Poland48
Spain48

Divided delegations

Ireland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 7Against 65Abstain 3Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 65Abstain 15Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 52Abstain 1Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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