← Votes·2026-01-21

Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025

Foreign Affairs63%★

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "common foreign and security policy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 183764Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+8 / 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 foreign and security policy – annual report 2025”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (198 for, 383 against, 62 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

198

Against

383

Abstain

Margin of victory

185 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 169Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 99Against 2Abstain 9Absent 25

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 29Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 73Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 9Against 64Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 20Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece11
Portugal10
Ireland9
Finland7
Cyprus3

Most against

Germany52
Poland44
Italy38
Spain29
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Finland
France
Greece
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 13Against 24Abstain 30Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 52Abstain 11Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 44Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 7Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 29Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

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