← 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 183779Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (88 for, 551 against, 18 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

Against

551

Abstain

Margin of victory

463 votes

Turnout (cast)

657

Absent

Participation rate

91.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 169Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 113Abstain 3Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 3Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 6Against 66Abstain 2Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 14Against 37Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 5Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland8
Slovakia6

Most against

Germany77
France62
Italy55
Spain45
Poland42

Divided delegations

Ireland
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 13Against 62Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 77Abstain 4Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 17Against 55Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 5Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 28Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

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