← 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 166495Source: 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (103 for, 403 against, 70 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

103

Against

403

Abstain

Margin of victory

300 votes

Turnout (cast)

576

Absent

129

Participation rate

81.7%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 7Against 138Abstain 3Absent 31

S&D136 MEPs

For 28Against 77Abstain 13Absent 18

Renew100 MEPs

For 8Against 70Abstain 1Absent 21

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 45Absent 11

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 50Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR65 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 1Absent 14

The Left38 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 6Absent 15

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland13
Malta4
Slovenia4

Most against

Germany55
France44
Poland44
Spain38
Italy35

Divided delegations

Greece
Italy
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 7Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

France79 MEPs

For 13Against 44Abstain 11Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 6Against 55Abstain 19Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 2Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 35Abstain 1Absent 20

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 9Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 23Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 11Against 38Abstain 3Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

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