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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 136498Source: 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 “General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections”. EPP, S&D, Renew, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (484 for, 96 against, 116 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

484

Against

Abstain

116

Margin of victory

388 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 163Against 13Abstain 2Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 100Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 63Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 22Against 44Abstain 1Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 40Absent 3

NI44 MEPs

For 26Against 14Abstain 4Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France66
Germany58
Spain56
Italy38
Romania31

Most against

Hungary13
Sweden11

Divided delegations

Denmark
Finland
Hungary
Italy
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 4Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 13Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 11Abstain 24Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 25Abstain 12Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 27Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 56Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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