← Votes·2026-01-21

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 183617Source: 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+7 / 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”. 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 (58 for, 569 against, 38 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

569

Abstain

Margin of victory

511 votes

Turnout (cast)

665

Absent

Participation rate

92.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 168Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 119Abstain 2Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 6Against 62Abstain 10Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 1Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 71Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 6Against 39Abstain 7Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 23Against 3Abstain 11Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Malta3

Most against

Germany86
France64
Italy57
Spain49
Poland44

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 13Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 5Against 86Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 57Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 4Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 49Abstain 2Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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