← 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 183827Source: 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
✓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+7 / 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”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (228 for, 409 against, 24 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

228

Against

409

Abstain

Margin of victory

181 votes

Turnout (cast)

661

Absent

Participation rate

91.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 167Abstain 0Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 4Abstain 9Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 76Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 6Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 8Against 66Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 19Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland8
Slovakia8
Austria7
Cyprus3
Malta3

Most against

France52
Germany52
Poland45
Italy39
Spain30

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Germany
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 27Against 52Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 52Abstain 1Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 39Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 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 14Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 30Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 6Absent 2

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