← Votes·2024-03-13

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 166490Source: 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
✓Strong 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+12 / 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”. ECR voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (134 for, 375 against, 64 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

134

Against

375

Abstain

Margin of victory

241 votes

Turnout (cast)

573

Absent

132

Participation rate

81.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 44Against 90Abstain 10Absent 35

S&D136 MEPs

For 3Against 112Abstain 2Absent 19

Renew100 MEPs

For 13Against 61Abstain 6Absent 20

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 1Against 59Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR65 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 3Absent 14

PfE64 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 28Absent 14

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 1Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 8Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland23
Czech Republic9
Croatia5

Most against

Spain43
France42
Germany42
Italy36
Romania22

Divided delegations

Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Germany
Italy
Poland
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 3Absent 5

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 5Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 7Against 42Abstain 19Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 29Against 42Abstain 9Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 6Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 36Abstain 1Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 6Against 18Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 19Abstain 1Absent 9

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 5Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 6Against 43Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 4Absent 2

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