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Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2025 – Section I – European Parliament

Budget98%★

Confidence: 98%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "financial year"
title/description contains "revenue and expenditure"
title/description contains "estimates of revenue"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Economy & Finance63%

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Institutional Affairs61%

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 169085Source: official EP roll-call records

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main 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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2025 – Section I – European Parliament”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (338 for, 148 against, 46 abstentions).

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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

338

Against

148

Abstain

Margin of victory

190 votes

Turnout (cast)

532

Absent

173

Participation rate

75.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 125Against 7Abstain 6Absent 41

S&D136 MEPs

For 82Against 6Abstain 9Absent 39

Renew100 MEPs

For 81Against 5Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 58Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR65 MEPs

For 28Against 10Abstain 8Absent 19

PfE64 MEPs

For 2Against 41Abstain 0Absent 21

NI46 MEPs

For 14Against 13Abstain 3Absent 16

The Left38 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 19Absent 11

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
Spain40
Poland39
France30
Italy20

Most against

Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 30Against 28Abstain 9Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 28Abstain 5Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 16

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 20Against 19Abstain 0Absent 37

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland52 MEPs

For 39Against 2Abstain 1Absent 10

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 4Abstain 5Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 6Absent 2

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