← 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 183780Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓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+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (52 for, 534 against, 70 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

534

Abstain

Margin of victory

482 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 0Against 165Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 122Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 3Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 71Abstain 1Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 47Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 10Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 6Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia6

Most against

Germany66
France63
Italy57
Spain48
Poland40

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 2Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 14Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 66Abstain 15Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 57Abstain 4Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 5Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 48Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

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