← 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 183822Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium 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+10 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (182 for, 431 against, 37 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

182

Against

431

Abstain

Margin of victory

249 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 152Abstain 17Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 22Against 94Abstain 5Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 8Against 66Abstain 2Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 71Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE84 MEPs

For 39Against 27Abstain 2Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 6Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 10Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

France60
Greece12
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany63
Italy56
Spain47
Romania26
Poland25

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Finland
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 60Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 63Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 56Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 25Abstain 20Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 47Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 4Absent 2

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