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2021 budget: estimates of revenue and expenditure, Section I – European Parliament

Budget98%★

Confidence: 98%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "revenue and expenditure"
title/description contains "estimates of revenue"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Institutional Affairs61%

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 114093Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main 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+25 / 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 “2021 budget: estimates of revenue and expenditure, Section I – European Parliament”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE voted mostly against. Left and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (542 for, 94 against, 56 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

542

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

448 votes

Turnout (cast)

692

Absent

Participation rate

98.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 174Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

S&D136 MEPs

For 129Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 98Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 8Against 50Abstain 6Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 41Against 12Abstain 9Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 16Abstain 5Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 32Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
France50
Poland50
Spain48
Romania33

Most against

Italy43

Divided delegations

Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 50Against 22Abstain 6Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 15Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 5Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 48Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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