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Guidelines for the 2025 Budget – Section III

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 166472Source: 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+4 / 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 “Guidelines for the 2025 Budget – Section III”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (130 for, 417 against, 36 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

130

Against

417

Abstain

Margin of victory

287 votes

Turnout (cast)

583

Absent

122

Participation rate

82.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 22Against 121Abstain 7Absent 29

S&D136 MEPs

For 40Against 78Abstain 1Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 5Against 75Abstain 2Absent 18

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 17Against 43Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 16Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 4Absent 14

The Left38 MEPs

For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 13Against 13Abstain 5Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy21
Ireland11
Sweden11
Malta2

Most against

Germany74
Spain41
Poland40
France38
Netherlands24

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Italy
Malta
Portugal
Slovenia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 2Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 26Against 38Abstain 6Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 6Against 74Abstain 0Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 20Abstain 17Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 5Against 40Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 4Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 8Against 41Abstain 3Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

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