← 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 114857Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+3 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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”. S&D, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (253 for, 326 against, 108 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

253

Against

326

Abstain

108

Margin of victory

73 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 7Against 163Abstain 6Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 121Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 9Against 88Abstain 1Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 57Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 42Against 22Abstain 1Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 34Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 13Abstain 7Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy67
France35
Spain27
Portugal13
Croatia5

Most against

Germany49
Romania21
Netherlands20
Czech Republic16
Sweden16

Divided delegations

Croatia
France
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Latvia
Portugal
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 4Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 35Against 31Abstain 13Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 49Abstain 22Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 67Against 2Abstain 6Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 15Abstain 26Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 27Against 27Abstain 3Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs