← 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 183776Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (467 for, 150 against, 45 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

467

Against

150

Abstain

Margin of victory

317 votes

Turnout (cast)

662

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 163Against 5Abstain 1Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 124Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 29Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 64Abstain 8Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 72Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 7Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
Spain46
France44
Italy41
Poland25

Most against

Czech Republic12
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Italy
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 44Against 5Abstain 29Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 13Abstain 1Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 30Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

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