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Amending budget 2/2019: Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+

Budget66%★
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "budget"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Education64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "erasmus"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Education →
Vote ID 108568Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
61
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Budget-related
  • ✓High-interest topic: Budget
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+12 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+12 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+0 / 15
Country division+0 / 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 “Amending budget 2/2019: Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (578 for, 42 against, 6 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
578
Against
42
Abstain
6
Margin of victory
536 votes
Turnout (cast)
626
Absent
52
Participation rate
92.3%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs
For 159Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14
S&D132 MEPs
For 124Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
Renew96 MEPs
For 94Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Greens/EFA67 MEPs
For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
ECR59 MEPs
For 53Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE64 MEPs
For 31Against 23Abstain 1Absent 9
The Left37 MEPs
For 31Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1
NI43 MEPs
For 21Against 9Abstain 2Absent 11
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany78
  • Italy63
  • France49
  • Poland49
  • Spain48
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria18 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Croatia11 MEPs
For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Denmark13 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland13 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
France74 MEPs
For 49Against 16Abstain 1Absent 8
Germany96 MEPs
For 78Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6
Greece21 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4
Hungary21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Ireland11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy73 MEPs
For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands26 MEPs
For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland51 MEPs
For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Romania32 MEPs
For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Slovakia13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain54 MEPs
For 48Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4
Sweden20 MEPs
For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

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