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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 183604Source: 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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2025”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (377 for, 231 against, 43 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

377

Against

231

Abstain

Margin of victory

146 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 155Against 4Abstain 6Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 4Abstain 9Absent 14

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 9Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 7Against 64Abstain 6Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 62Against 3Abstain 6Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 2Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
Spain38
Romania26
Poland24
Netherlands17

Most against

Italy44
France43
Czech Republic12
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
France
Greece
Hungary
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 43Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 63Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 9Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 10Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 44Abstain 2Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 38Against 11Abstain 3Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 5Absent 2

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