← 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 183836Source: 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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. PfE, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (263 for, 363 against, 36 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

263

Against

363

Abstain

Margin of victory

100 votes

Turnout (cast)

662

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 27Against 120Abstain 21Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 10Against 108Abstain 7Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 6Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 6Against 67Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 4Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 12Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France45
Italy40
Poland22
Greece20
Czech Republic14

Most against

Germany79
Spain44
Romania25
Netherlands20
Portugal16

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Lithuania
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 4Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 45Against 33Abstain 0Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 79Abstain 1Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 31Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 19Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 11Against 44Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

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