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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 170064Source: 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
✓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+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (379 for, 231 against, 34 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

379

Against

231

Abstain

Margin of victory

148 votes

Turnout (cast)

644

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 154Against 1Abstain 6Absent 27

S&D135 MEPs

For 13Against 107Abstain 4Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 28Against 38Abstain 4Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 43Abstain 5Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 7Against 34Abstain 1Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 10Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy47
Germany45
Poland45
France40
Spain28

Most against

Portugal12
Greece10
Finland9
Ireland9
Malta3

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
France
Germany
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 40Against 32Abstain 4Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 45Against 28Abstain 12Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 24Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 25Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

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