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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 183627Source: 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 (403 for, 190 against, 66 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

403

Against

190

Abstain

Margin of victory

213 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 161Against 1Abstain 5Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 4Abstain 2Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 36Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 64Abstain 10Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 63Against 4Abstain 4Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 34Abstain 1Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 2Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 5Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany62
Spain43
France35
Romania25
Poland23

Most against

Italy38
Czech Republic12
Hungary11
Malta2

Divided delegations

Greece
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 10Abstain 33Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 62Against 24Abstain 3Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 9Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 38Abstain 1Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 18Abstain 5Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

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