← Votes·2020-11-12

2021 general budget: all sections

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 124733Source: 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
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “2021 general budget: all sections”. 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 (471 for, 102 against, 116 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

471

Against

102

Abstain

116

Margin of victory

369 votes

Turnout (cast)

689

Absent

Participation rate

97.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 147Against 2Abstain 26Absent 4

S&D136 MEPs

For 124Against 7Abstain 1Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 87Against 4Abstain 8Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

PfE66 MEPs

For 2Against 40Abstain 24Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 42Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 18Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left38 MEPs

For 19Against 10Abstain 9Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany78
Spain51
France48
Italy40
Romania31

Most against

Hungary13
Denmark9
Sweden9

Divided delegations

Denmark
Hungary
Netherlands
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 5Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 23Abstain 8Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 78Against 13Abstain 3Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland12 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 35Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 11Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 27Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 51Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 6Absent 1

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