← 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 183852Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly against. ECR and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (276 for, 322 against, 67 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

276

Against

322

Abstain

Margin of victory

46 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 28Against 138Abstain 3Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 23Against 95Abstain 6Absent 11

PfE84 MEPs

For 58Against 20Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 29Against 11Abstain 37Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 24Against 50Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 16Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France71
Poland39
Belgium11
Greece10
Hungary10

Most against

Germany51
Spain38
Italy28
Romania21
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 4Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 71Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 29Against 51Abstain 11Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 28Abstain 24Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 39Against 4Abstain 5Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 21Abstain 5Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 14Against 38Abstain 3Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

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