← Votes·2019-11-27

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 109969Source: 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+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “2020 general budget: all sections”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (507 for, 121 against, 19 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

507

Against

121

Abstain

Margin of victory

386 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

95.4%

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

By political group

EPP173 MEPs

For 155Against 4Abstain 6Absent 8

S&D132 MEPs

For 118Against 3Abstain 4Absent 7

Renew96 MEPs

For 90Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2

Greens/EFA67 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE64 MEPs

For 10Against 51Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR59 MEPs

For 42Against 13Abstain 1Absent 3

NI43 MEPs

For 21Against 15Abstain 2Absent 5

The Left37 MEPs

For 5Against 30Abstain 1Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
France46
Poland46
Spain44
Italy43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Denmark
Greece
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria18 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France74 MEPs

For 46Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland11 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy73 MEPs

For 43Against 28Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands26 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 10Absent 0

Poland51 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania32 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia13 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain54 MEPs

For 44Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden20 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 4Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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