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Implementation and financing of the general budget of the Union in 2020 in relation to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 108941Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Implementation and financing of the general budget of the Union in 2020 in relation to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (509 for, 6 against, 44 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

509

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

503 votes

Turnout (cast)

559

Absent

119

Participation rate

82.5%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 148Against 0Abstain 3Absent 22

S&D132 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

Renew96 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 24

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE64 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 29Absent 11

ECR59 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 5Absent 10

NI43 MEPs

For 24Against 4Abstain 4Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany68
France58
Spain43
Poland41
Italy33

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Finland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France74 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 10Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 26Absent 14

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland51 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania32 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Spain54 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden20 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

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