← 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 183824Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (83 for, 548 against, 32 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

Against

548

Abstain

Margin of victory

465 votes

Turnout (cast)

663

Absent

Participation rate

92.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 169Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 107Abstain 10Absent 13

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 76Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 71Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 19Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 19Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

France63
Germany58
Italy57
Spain48
Poland47

Divided delegations

Finland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 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 16Against 63Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 58Abstain 13Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 5Against 57Abstain 8Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 48Abstain 3Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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