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Projet de budget général de l'Union européenne pour l'exercice 2020 - toutes sections - Am 579

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 109415Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 - Am 579”. PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (102 for, 482 against, 51 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

102

Against

482

Abstain

Margin of victory

380 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

93.7%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 5Against 158Abstain 2Absent 8

S&D132 MEPs

For 0Against 127Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew96 MEPs

For 0Against 91Abstain 1Absent 4

PfE64 MEPs

For 54Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 1Against 58Abstain 1Absent 7

ECR59 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 37Absent 4

NI43 MEPs

For 13Against 22Abstain 2Absent 6

The Left37 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 6Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany71
France44
Spain44
Italy38
Romania30

Divided delegations

Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 22Against 44Abstain 2Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 13Against 71Abstain 3Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy73 MEPs

For 28Against 38Abstain 5Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland51 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 25Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania32 MEPs

For 1Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain54 MEPs

For 2Against 44Abstain 3Absent 5

Sweden20 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

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