← 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 183796Source: 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”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (214 for, 425 against, 20 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

214

Against

425

Abstain

Margin of victory

211 votes

Turnout (cast)

659

Absent

Participation rate

91.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 17Against 145Abstain 6Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 117Abstain 8Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 66Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic15
Hungary11
Bulgaria9
Slovakia8
Latvia5

Most against

Germany71
Spain46
Italy42
France39
Poland25

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Cyprus
France
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 39Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 71Abstain 5Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 42Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 4Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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