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Projet de budget général de l'Union européenne pour l'exercice 2020 - toutes sections - Bloc 15

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 109469Source: 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

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 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 “Projet de budget général de l'Union européenne pour l'exercice 2020 - toutes sections - Bloc 15”. 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 (512 for, 56 against, 69 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

512

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

456 votes

Turnout (cast)

637

Absent

Participation rate

94.0%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 159Against 2Abstain 4Absent 8

S&D132 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew96 MEPs

For 90Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 10Against 27Abstain 25Absent 2

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR59 MEPs

For 37Against 17Abstain 1Absent 4

NI43 MEPs

For 23Against 7Abstain 7Absent 6

The Left37 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 28Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
Poland47
Spain43
France42
Italy42

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark13 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 42Against 20Abstain 5Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 10Abstain 4Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 7Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 28Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland51 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Romania32 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain54 MEPs

For 43Against 1Abstain 5Absent 5

Sweden20 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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