← Votes·2023-11-22

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 161197Source: 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+7 / 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 “2024 general budget: all sections”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (519 for, 79 against, 30 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

519

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

440 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

89.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 149Against 6Abstain 6Absent 18

S&D136 MEPs

For 117Against 2Abstain 1Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR64 MEPs

For 46Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE64 MEPs

For 27Against 27Abstain 1Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 23Against 10Abstain 4Absent 9

The Left36 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 14Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy72
Germany68
Poland47
Spain46
France41

Most against

Sweden11

Divided delegations

Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 41Against 20Abstain 9Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 68Against 6Abstain 6Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 5Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 5Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland51 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 30Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain57 MEPs

For 46Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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