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Projet de budget général de l'Union européenne pour l'exercice 2020 - toutes sections - Bloc 2

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 109347Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
60
/ 100

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
Show full breakdown
Topic importance+12 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+15 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+12 / 15
Rebel votes+10 / 10
Group division+6 / 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 “Projet de budget général de l'Union européenne pour l'exercice 2020 - toutes sections - Bloc 2”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (515 for, 73 against, 46 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
515
Against
73
Abstain
46
Margin of victory
442 votes
Turnout (cast)
634
Absent
44
Participation rate
93.5%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs
For 151Against 7Abstain 4Absent 11
S&D132 MEPs
For 115Against 0Abstain 9Absent 8
Renew96 MEPs
For 83Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4
PfE64 MEPs
For 10Against 30Abstain 23Absent 1
Greens/EFA67 MEPs
For 58Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7
ECR59 MEPs
For 39Against 14Abstain 2Absent 4
NI43 MEPs
For 25Against 7Abstain 5Absent 6
The Left37 MEPs
For 31Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany77
  • Poland48
  • France47
  • Spain46
  • Italy43
Most against
  • Sweden9
  • Denmark6
Divided delegations
  • Denmark
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria18 MEPs
For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2
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 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark13 MEPs
For 4Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0
Estonia6 MEPs
For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland13 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
France74 MEPs
For 47Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6
Germany96 MEPs
For 77Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8
Greece21 MEPs
For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Ireland11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy73 MEPs
For 43Against 0Abstain 28Absent 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 15Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1
Poland51 MEPs
For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Romania32 MEPs
For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia13 MEPs
For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain54 MEPs
For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
Sweden20 MEPs
For 4Against 9Abstain 6Absent 1

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