← Votes·2026-03-11

Tackling barriers to the single market for defence

Defence & Security66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "defence"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Internal Market64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "single market"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 188633Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Defence
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+15 / 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 “Tackling barriers to the single market for defence”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (178 for, 412 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

178

Against

412

Abstain

Margin of victory

234 votes

Turnout (cast)

620

Absent

Participation rate

86.4%

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

By political group

EPP184 MEPs

For 6Against 150Abstain 6Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 113Abstain 0Absent 20

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 4Abstain 5Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 2Absent 8

PfE84 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 12Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 5Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland26
Czech Republic13
Hungary6
Slovakia6

Most against

Germany69
Spain38
Italy34
France30
Romania22

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 29Against 30Abstain 0Absent 22

Germany95 MEPs

For 19Against 69Abstain 1Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 6Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 13

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 4Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 34Abstain 8Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 38Abstain 0Absent 16

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 5Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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