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Increased efficiency of the External Action Guarantee ***I

Vote ID 186522Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Increased efficiency of the External Action Guarantee ***I”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (441 for, 105 against, 81 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

441

Against

105

Abstain

Margin of victory

336 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

87.3%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 162Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 33Against 21Abstain 23Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE84 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 39Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 5Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 4Against 33Abstain 0Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 12Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
Italy55
Spain35
France32
Poland23

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Greece
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 8Abstain 22Absent 19

Germany95 MEPs

For 63Against 17Abstain 6Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 7Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 55Against 11Abstain 6Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 4Abstain 21Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 5Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 35Against 6Abstain 3Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

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