← Votes·2020-05-15

The new multiannual financial framework, own resources and the recovery plan

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "multiannual financial framework"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 114514Source: 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
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some 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+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “The new multiannual financial framework, own resources and the recovery plan”. 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 (505 for, 119 against, 69 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

505

Against

119

Abstain

Margin of victory

386 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 158Against 12Abstain 6Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 124Against 3Abstain 5Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 74Against 23Abstain 3Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 5Against 35Abstain 25Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 35Against 20Abstain 8Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 26Against 13Abstain 4Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 16Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
France56
Spain52
Poland50
Italy39

Most against

Netherlands16
Sweden13
Denmark10

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 7Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 18Abstain 7Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 1Abstain 35Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 52Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 4Absent 0

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