← 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 183768Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low 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+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 foreign and security policy – annual report 2025”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (208 for, 436 against, 12 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

208

Against

436

Abstain

Margin of victory

228 votes

Turnout (cast)

656

Absent

Participation rate

91.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 28Against 142Abstain 1Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 126Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 70Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 31Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 7Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France43
Poland39
Czech Republic16
Latvia4

Most against

Germany75
Spain46
Italy42
Romania24
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Denmark
France
Italy
Latvia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 43Against 36Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 75Abstain 2Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 39Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 24Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

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