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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections

Budget87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Economy & Finance63%

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 136250Source: 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 “General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections”. S&D, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (237 for, 327 against, 132 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

237

Against

327

Abstain

132

Margin of victory

90 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 7Against 162Abstain 9Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 126Against 2Abstain 5Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 6Against 94Abstain 1Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 66Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 25Against 11Abstain 31Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 5Against 43Abstain 12Absent 3

NI44 MEPs

For 29Against 11Abstain 4Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 34Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France36
Spain31
Portugal11
Greece10
Finland6

Most against

Poland43
Germany38
Romania22
Netherlands18
Hungary15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 6Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 6Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 36Against 24Abstain 19Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 38Abstain 23Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 13Abstain 36Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 43Abstain 1Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 31Against 25Abstain 3Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

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