← 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 183828Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Left and NI voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (331 for, 241 against, 63 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

331

Against

241

Abstain

Margin of victory

90 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

88.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 162Against 3Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 112Abstain 4Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 14Against 55Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 5Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 32Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 4Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 16Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland44
France39
Italy39
Germany33
Spain30

Most against

Belgium11
Portugal11
Finland9
Austria7
Denmark7

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 7Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 39Against 33Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 29Abstain 24Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 18

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 28Abstain 3Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 10Abstain 4Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 23Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

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