← 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 183851Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong 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+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. ECR and PfE voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Left and NI voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (181 for, 371 against, 94 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

181

Against

371

Abstain

Margin of victory

190 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 32Against 132Abstain 2Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 10Against 112Abstain 5Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 4Abstain 2Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 7Against 66Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 15Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 44Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 6Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 20Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland41
Romania17
Czech Republic14
Lithuania6
Latvia5

Most against

Germany59
Spain42
France37
Italy37
Greece18

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Romania
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 8Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 6Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 37Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 30Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 17

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 22Against 37Abstain 11Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 41Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 12Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 42Abstain 4Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 6Absent 2

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