← Votes·2022-10-19

2023 general budget: all sections

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 149194Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “2023 general budget: all sections”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (421 for, 137 against, 82 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

421

Against

137

Abstain

Margin of victory

284 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

92.0%

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

By political group

EPP176 MEPs

For 148Against 1Abstain 14Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 3Abstain 12Absent 10

Renew100 MEPs

For 87Against 1Abstain 6Absent 6

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 5Against 60Abstain 2Absent 4

ECR62 MEPs

For 38Against 18Abstain 3Absent 3

PfE65 MEPs

For 2Against 31Abstain 25Absent 7

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 9Absent 9

The Left37 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 11Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany50
Poland46
Spain41
France35
Italy33

Most against

Denmark4

Divided delegations

Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 35Against 30Abstain 8Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 50Against 29Abstain 5Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 10Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy67 MEPs

For 33Against 5Abstain 27Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 8Abstain 4Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 13Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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