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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 183643Source: 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+0 / 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”. PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (221 for, 415 against, 24 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

221

Against

415

Abstain

Margin of victory

194 votes

Turnout (cast)

660

Absent

Participation rate

91.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 6Against 156Abstain 4Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 14Against 110Abstain 1Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 6Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 68Abstain 5Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 6Against 65Abstain 2Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France43
Austria14
Ireland13
Hungary10
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany63
Italy49
Poland42
Spain41
Romania26

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Greece
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 4Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 43Against 34Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 63Abstain 1Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 49Abstain 1Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 42Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 4Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 13Against 41Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

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