← Votes·2019-10-23

2020 general budget: all sections

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 109037Source: 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
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Strong political group division
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “2020 general budget: all sections”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (493 for, 105 against, 40 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

493

Against

105

Abstain

Margin of victory

388 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

94.1%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 156Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

S&D132 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 7Absent 6

Renew96 MEPs

For 87Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 9Against 54Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6

ECR59 MEPs

For 38Against 16Abstain 1Absent 4

NI43 MEPs

For 22Against 13Abstain 3Absent 5

The Left37 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 22Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany72
Poland47
France43
Italy43
Spain43

Most against

Sweden9

Divided delegations

Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

France74 MEPs

For 43Against 21Abstain 4Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 72Against 12Abstain 5Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 6Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 43Against 28Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland51 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania32 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain54 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 5Absent 5

Sweden20 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 6Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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