← 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 183853Source: 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+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”. EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (329 for, 270 against, 55 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

329

Against

270

Abstain

Margin of victory

59 votes

Turnout (cast)

654

Absent

Participation rate

91.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 135Against 23Abstain 7Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 89Against 22Abstain 11Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 31Against 35Abstain 11Absent 5

PfE84 MEPs

For 4Against 72Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 54Against 17Abstain 2Absent 5

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 9Against 38Abstain 4Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 35Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 13Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 7Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany53
Italy49
Spain37
Sweden17
Portugal16

Most against

France73
Poland40
Netherlands15
Greece13
Hungary10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
Greece
Netherlands
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 4Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 3Against 73Abstain 2Absent 3

Germany96 MEPs

For 53Against 24Abstain 13Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 21Abstain 2Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 40Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 8Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 37Against 13Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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