← 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 183825Source: 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (198 for, 455 against, 7 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

198

Against

455

Abstain

Margin of victory

257 votes

Turnout (cast)

660

Absent

Participation rate

91.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 169Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 103Against 15Abstain 4Absent 13

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 76Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 21Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany56
France53
Poland45
Italy41
Spain31

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Finland
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Romania
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 26Against 53Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 56Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 5Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 31Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

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