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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 183637Source: 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, PfE, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (476 for, 128 against, 46 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

476

Against

128

Abstain

Margin of victory

348 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 153Against 3Abstain 8Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 1Abstain 3Absent 13

PfE84 MEPs

For 42Against 30Abstain 6Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 34Against 23Abstain 18Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 4Against 25Abstain 8Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France64
Germany64
Italy53
Spain50
Poland28

Most against

Hungary11
Slovakia8
Cyprus4

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 7Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 24Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 8Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 53Against 16Abstain 0Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 28Against 2Abstain 15Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 50Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

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