← 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 183807Source: 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (131 for, 498 against, 22 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

131

Against

498

Abstain

Margin of victory

367 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 9Against 158Abstain 3Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 114Abstain 1Absent 20

PfE84 MEPs

For 68Against 2Abstain 7Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 17Against 52Abstain 6Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 11Abstain 4Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Czech Republic11
Hungary10
Slovakia8
Croatia6

Most against

Germany74
Italy65
Spain47
Poland42
Romania27

Divided delegations

Croatia
Cyprus
France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 29Abstain 0Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 74Abstain 2Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 65Abstain 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 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 42Abstain 2Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 27Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 47Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 3Absent 2

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