← Votes·2020-06-18

Guidelines for the 2021 budget - Section III

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 114589Source: 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+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 “Guidelines for the 2021 budget - Section III”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (124 for, 554 against, 9 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

124

Against

554

Abstain

Margin of victory

430 votes

Turnout (cast)

687

Absent

Participation rate

97.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 4Against 170Abstain 2Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 132Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 6Against 92Abstain 0Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 1Against 64Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 1Against 57Abstain 3Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 24Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany64
Italy61
France58
Poland49
Spain46

Divided delegations

Belgium
Finland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 20Against 58Abstain 1Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 30Against 64Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 14Against 61Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 3Against 23Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 11Against 46Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs