← 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 183840Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (202 for, 439 against, 17 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

202

Against

439

Abstain

Margin of victory

237 votes

Turnout (cast)

658

Absent

Participation rate

91.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 13Against 151Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 123Abstain 2Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 0Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 12Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Hungary10
Slovakia7
Latvia5

Most against

Germany67
Spain47
France41
Italy41
Poland26

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 41Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 67Abstain 8Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 47Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

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