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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 136255Source: 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
✓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+10 / 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 “General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections”. S&D, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (300 for, 332 against, 64 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

300

Against

332

Abstain

Margin of victory

32 votes

Turnout (cast)

696

Absent

Participation rate

98.7%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 32 votes. 9 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (9) was not larger than the 32-vote margin.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 9Against 161Abstain 8Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 9Against 91Abstain 1Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 18Against 12Abstain 37Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 51Abstain 6Absent 3

NI44 MEPs

For 27Against 12Abstain 5Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France51
Germany45
Spain33
Italy30
Portugal14

Most against

Poland43
Romania22
Netherlands17
Hungary15
Czech Republic14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 23Abstain 5Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 37Abstain 11Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 21Abstain 24Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 8Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 25Abstain 1Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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