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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 183636Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (347 for, 289 against, 15 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

347

Against

289

Abstain

Margin of victory

58 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 117Against 42Abstain 1Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 104Against 9Abstain 11Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 69Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 5Against 33Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany66
Spain41
Romania23
Netherlands19
Portugal16

Most against

France45
Italy38
Poland36
Greece19
Czech Republic13

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 4Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 66Against 24Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 19Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 10Against 36Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

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