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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 136511Source: 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
✓Some 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+0 / 15

Country division+8 / 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, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (522 for, 129 against, 44 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

522

Against

129

Abstain

Margin of victory

393 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 106Against 42Abstain 29Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 122Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 68Against 26Abstain 7Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 56Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 47Against 18Abstain 2Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 59Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

NI44 MEPs

For 36Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 23Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany75
Italy69
Spain46
Poland44
Netherlands27

Most against

France79
Luxembourg5

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 0Against 79Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 75Against 11Abstain 6Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 9Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 46Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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