← Votes·2023-10-18

2024 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 159296Source: 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 political group division
✓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+10 / 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 “2024 general budget: all sections”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (170 for, 434 against, 32 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

170

Against

434

Abstain

Margin of victory

264 votes

Turnout (cast)

636

Absent

Participation rate

90.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 26Against 120Abstain 17Absent 16

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 119Abstain 3Absent 12

Renew100 MEPs

For 8Against 78Abstain 4Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE64 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 4Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 18Abstain 4Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy33
Poland24
Czech Republic12
Hungary9
Sweden9

Most against

Germany73
France46
Spain37
Romania28
Portugal21

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 5Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 5Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 46Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 16Against 73Abstain 2Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 1Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 31Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 24Against 21Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 28Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 5Against 37Abstain 12Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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