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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 183621Source: 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, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (354 for, 287 against, 12 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

354

Against

287

Abstain

Margin of victory

67 votes

Turnout (cast)

653

Absent

Participation rate

90.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 157Against 9Abstain 1Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 22Against 97Abstain 1Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 68Against 9Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 69Abstain 2Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 6Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland42
Italy37
Spain28
Romania24
Czech Republic17

Most against

Germany47
France40
Netherlands23
Portugal17
Belgium15

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 40Abstain 1Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 47Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 31Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

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