← Votes·2021-03-24

Guidelines for the 2022 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 129286Source: 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
✓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+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 “Guidelines for the 2022 Budget - Section III”. Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (108 for, 519 against, 63 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

108

Against

519

Abstain

Margin of victory

411 votes

Turnout (cast)

690

Absent

Participation rate

97.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 9Against 161Abstain 4Absent 5

S&D136 MEPs

For 11Against 120Abstain 1Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 1Against 99Abstain 1Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 27Against 32Abstain 7Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 1Against 61Abstain 4Absent 5

ECR63 MEPs

For 10Against 16Abstain 37Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 25Abstain 5Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 33Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy45

Most against

Germany81
France63
Spain45
Romania32
Netherlands26

Divided delegations

Greece
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 5Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 12Against 63Abstain 3Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 7Against 81Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 5Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 45Against 28Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 2Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 27Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 13Against 45Abstain 1Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

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