← 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 183834Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (64 for, 549 against, 43 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

Against

549

Abstain

Margin of victory

485 votes

Turnout (cast)

656

Absent

Participation rate

91.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 165Abstain 2Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 114Abstain 4Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 2Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 29Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 1Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 15Against 37Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 2Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 13Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany85
Italy57
Poland48
Spain47
France35

Divided delegations

Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 14Against 35Abstain 29Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 5Against 85Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 57Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 29Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 47Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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