← 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 183804Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (121 for, 485 against, 55 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

121

Against

485

Abstain

Margin of victory

364 votes

Turnout (cast)

661

Absent

Participation rate

91.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 168Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 115Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 72Abstain 2Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 30Against 40Abstain 7Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 67Abstain 3Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 35Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 5Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France42
Greece10
Slovakia8
Ireland6
Cyprus3

Most against

Germany60
Italy58
Spain48
Poland44
Romania29

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Greece
Ireland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 42Against 34Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 60Abstain 20Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 58Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 3Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 48Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

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