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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 183620Source: 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+3 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (380 for, 258 against, 20 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

380

Against

258

Abstain

Margin of victory

122 votes

Turnout (cast)

658

Absent

Participation rate

91.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 155Against 4Abstain 7Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 9Abstain 4Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 69Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 57Against 12Abstain 5Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
Spain44
Poland25
Romania25
Netherlands21

Most against

France45
Italy38
Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Sweden9

Divided delegations

Austria
Denmark
Finland
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 29Against 45Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 28Abstain 3Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 6Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 22Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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