← 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 183777Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (289 for, 326 against, 35 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

289

Against

326

Abstain

Margin of victory

37 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 7Against 162Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 8Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 52Abstain 17Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 42Against 23Abstain 8Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 6Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands17
Ireland13
Slovakia12
Belgium11
Sweden11

Most against

France51
Germany44
Italy39
Spain29
Romania22

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 8Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 26Against 51Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 44Abstain 6Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 39Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 10Against 21Abstain 16Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

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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