← Votes·2021-03-25

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

View all votes on Budget →

Vote ID 129467Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

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+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 2022 Budget - Section III”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (462 for, 80 against, 145 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

462

Against

Abstain

145

Margin of victory

382 votes

Turnout (cast)

687

Absent

Participation rate

97.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 149Against 1Abstain 23Absent 6

S&D136 MEPs

For 129Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Renew101 MEPs

For 89Against 0Abstain 10Absent 2

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 2Against 35Abstain 30Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 41Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 11Abstain 13Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 27Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
Spain49
France42
Italy39
Romania31

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Denmark
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 22Abstain 14Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 77Against 11Abstain 5Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 7Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 35Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 10Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 25Against 2Abstain 25Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…