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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 114600Source: 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
✓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+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Guidelines for the 2021 budget - Section III”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (146 for, 535 against, 5 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

146

Against

535

Abstain

Margin of victory

389 votes

Turnout (cast)

686

Absent

Participation rate

97.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 8Against 166Abstain 2Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 3Against 131Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 0Against 98Abstain 0Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 58Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 59Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 11Against 26Abstain 3Absent 4

The Left38 MEPs

For 3Against 35Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland26

Most against

Germany83
France55
Spain53
Italy40
Romania30

Divided delegations

Denmark
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 24Against 55Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 83Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 40Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 26Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 30Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 4Against 53Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0

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