← 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 183832Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (157 for, 374 against, 128 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

157

Against

374

Abstain

128

Margin of victory

217 votes

Turnout (cast)

659

Absent

Participation rate

91.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 163Abstain 4Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 108Absent 12

PfE84 MEPs

For 30Against 42Abstain 6Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 74Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 64Abstain 4Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 21Abstain 3Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France45
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany49
Poland45
Italy38
Spain30
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Greece
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 10Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 45Against 18Abstain 14Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 49Abstain 12Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 3Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 38Abstain 20Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 3Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 8Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 10Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 30Abstain 15Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 4Absent 2

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