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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
View all votes on Economy & Finance →
Vote ID 136253Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
77
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Resolution / budget vote
  • ✓Budget-related
  • ✓High-interest topic: Budget
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓Close result
  • ✓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+6 / 15
Legislative+12 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+10 / 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 “General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (359 for, 316 against, 20 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
359
Against
316
Abstain
20
Margin of victory
43 votes
Turnout (cast)
695
Absent
10
Participation rate
98.6%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 14Against 162Abstain 2Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 130Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 86Against 8Abstain 7Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 65Against 0Abstain 4Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 1Against 65Abstain 1Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 1Against 58Abstain 1Absent 3
NI44 MEPs
For 22Against 19Abstain 3Absent 0
The Left38 MEPs
For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany50
  • France48
  • Spain42
  • Romania18
  • Portugal14
Most against
  • Italy43
  • Poland43
  • Hungary14
  • Netherlands12
  • Austria10
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 13Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 7Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 7Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 8Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 48Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 50Against 42Abstain 1Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 9Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 32Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 11Against 12Abstain 5Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 8Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 18Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 42Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

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