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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 115488Source: 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
✓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+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (448 for, 115 against, 101 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

448

Against

115

Abstain

101

Margin of victory

333 votes

Turnout (cast)

664

Absent

Participation rate

94.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 141Against 13Abstain 17Absent 8

S&D136 MEPs

For 111Against 3Abstain 11Absent 11

Renew101 MEPs

For 84Against 5Abstain 9Absent 3

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE66 MEPs

For 1Against 54Abstain 7Absent 4

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 39Absent 5

NI44 MEPs

For 18Against 13Abstain 7Absent 6

The Left38 MEPs

For 23Against 6Abstain 9Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
Spain50
France47
Italy38
Romania32

Most against

Netherlands12
Sweden9
Denmark5

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Denmark
Italy
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 8Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 5Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 47Against 22Abstain 8Absent 2

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 9Abstain 2Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 10Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 29Abstain 6Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 12Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 25Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 50Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 7Absent 0

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