← 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 183772Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (336 for, 262 against, 57 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

336

Against

262

Abstain

Margin of victory

74 votes

Turnout (cast)

655

Absent

Participation rate

91.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 160Abstain 7Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 52Abstain 21Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 61Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE84 MEPs

For 30Against 22Abstain 16Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 2Abstain 4Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 7Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France59
Germany47
Italy32
Netherlands17
Romania15

Most against

Spain29
Poland23
Austria11
Czech Republic8
Bulgaria7

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 59Against 18Abstain 1Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 44Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 31Abstain 7Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 18Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 7Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 29Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

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