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Amending budget 1/2019: surplus of the financial year 2018

Budget87%★
Confidence: 87%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "budget"
  • title/description contains "financial year"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Economy & Finance63%
Confidence: 63%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "financial year"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 108569Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
51
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Resolution / budget 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+15 / 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 1/2019: surplus of the financial year 2018”. 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 (541 for, 39 against, 10 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
541
Against
39
Abstain
10
Margin of victory
502 votes
Turnout (cast)
590
Absent
88
Participation rate
87.0%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs
For 149Against 0Abstain 1Absent 23
S&D132 MEPs
For 119Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13
Renew96 MEPs
For 88Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
Greens/EFA67 MEPs
For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9
ECR59 MEPs
For 49Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3
PfE64 MEPs
For 26Against 20Abstain 4Absent 14
The Left37 MEPs
For 31Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3
NI43 MEPs
For 18Against 9Abstain 1Absent 15
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany74
  • Italy61
  • Spain48
  • Poland47
  • France41
Most against

None.

Divided delegations
  • Ireland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria18 MEPs
For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Croatia11 MEPs
For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Denmark13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia6 MEPs
For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland13 MEPs
For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
France74 MEPs
For 41Against 13Abstain 1Absent 19
Germany96 MEPs
For 74Against 11Abstain 0Absent 11
Greece21 MEPs
For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5
Hungary21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Ireland11 MEPs
For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy73 MEPs
For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12
Latvia8 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands26 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3
Poland51 MEPs
For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Romania32 MEPs
For 25Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6
Slovakia13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain54 MEPs
For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Sweden20 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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