← 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 183833Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some 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+3 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+15 / 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, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (253 for, 361 against, 49 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

253

Against

361

Abstain

Margin of victory

108 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 170Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 0Abstain 15Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 29Against 36Abstain 13Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 3Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 9Against 56Abstain 7Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 4Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 6Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France56
Spain25
Belgium10
Portugal9
Austria7

Most against

Germany51
Poland42
Italy39
Netherlands20
Romania17

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 56Against 16Abstain 4Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 38Against 51Abstain 1Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 39Abstain 0Absent 5

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 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 24Abstain 6Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 5Absent 2

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