← 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 183844Source: 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
✓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+7 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (394 for, 241 against, 30 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

394

Against

241

Abstain

Margin of victory

153 votes

Turnout (cast)

665

Absent

Participation rate

92.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 149Against 9Abstain 11Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 10Abstain 2Absent 10

PfE84 MEPs

For 1Against 77Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 72Abstain 2Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 72Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 3Against 27Abstain 8Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 5Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany64
Spain44
Poland26
Romania25
Netherlands20

Most against

France47
Italy33
Czech Republic13
Greece11
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 31Against 47Abstain 1Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 64Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 8Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 33Abstain 8Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 11Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

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