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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 183646Source: 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+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, ECR, PfE and Renew voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (477 for, 150 against, 23 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

477

Against

150

Abstain

Margin of victory

327 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 165Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 93Against 22Abstain 3Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE84 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 11Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 56Against 18Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 5Against 46Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 7Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 7Against 15Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France54
Poland47
Germany45
Italy45
Spain40

Most against

Ireland7

Divided delegations

Germany
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 54Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 40Abstain 1Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 45Against 26Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 7Abstain 6Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

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