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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections

Budget87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "financial year"

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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Vote ID 169987Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main 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+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+3 / 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 “General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections”. EPP voted mostly in favour, while S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (233 for, 360 against, 59 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

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

233

Against

360

Abstain

Margin of victory

127 votes

Turnout (cast)

652

Absent

Participation rate

90.2%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 164Against 1Abstain 4Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 19Against 100Abstain 2Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 63Abstain 12Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 31Against 10Abstain 32Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 15Against 55Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 2Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany43
Poland38
Romania17
Latvia7
Croatia6

Most against

France67
Spain32
Italy31
Netherlands23
Belgium15

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 7Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 2Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 9Against 67Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 43Against 43Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 31Abstain 28Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 5Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 38Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 32Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 2Absent 0

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