← 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 183816Source: 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
✓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+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (557 for, 27 against, 71 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

557

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

530 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 162Against 2Abstain 2Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 123Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 33Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 56Against 2Abstain 17Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 55Against 17Abstain 1Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 16Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
Italy71
France59
Spain49
Poland29

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 59Against 15Abstain 3Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 5Abstain 10Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 29Against 2Abstain 16Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 6Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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