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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 166492Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (461 for, 56 against, 58 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

461

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

405 votes

Turnout (cast)

575

Absent

130

Participation rate

81.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 134Against 10Abstain 2Absent 33

S&D136 MEPs

For 111Against 9Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew100 MEPs

For 61Against 16Abstain 3Absent 20

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 55Against 5Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 40Absent 14

ECR65 MEPs

For 42Against 5Abstain 3Absent 15

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

NI46 MEPs

For 22Against 4Abstain 5Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany65
Spain47
France45
Poland45
Italy38

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Austria

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 7Abstain 18Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 8Abstain 7Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 4Abstain 16Absent 18

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 2Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

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