← 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 183815Source: 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, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (115 for, 421 against, 113 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

115

Against

421

Abstain

113

Margin of victory

306 votes

Turnout (cast)

649

Absent

Participation rate

90.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 14Against 153Abstain 1Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 13Against 107Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 63Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 13Against 52Abstain 6Absent 11

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 38Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 2Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece20
Cyprus6

Most against

Germany60
Italy47
Poland42
Spain39
Romania27

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 8Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 4Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 15Against 29Abstain 34Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 60Abstain 15Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 47Abstain 3Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 14Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 39Abstain 6Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 3Absent 2

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