← 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 183795Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+15 / 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (102 for, 511 against, 42 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

102

Against

511

Abstain

Margin of victory

409 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 2Against 163Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 19Against 105Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 7Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 8Against 65Abstain 1Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 23Against 12Abstain 15Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 12Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 6Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland9
Malta3

Most against

Germany70
France63
Spain46
Italy42
Poland42

Divided delegations

Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 14Against 63Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 7Against 70Abstain 12Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 42Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 5Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 3Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 46Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

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