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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 170073Source: 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (106 for, 466 against, 65 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

106

Against

466

Abstain

Margin of victory

360 votes

Turnout (cast)

637

Absent

Participation rate

88.1%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 0Against 167Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 22Against 90Abstain 6Absent 17

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 27Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 70Abstain 2Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 9Against 57Abstain 4Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 9Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

NI30 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 11Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 4Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Luxembourg3

Most against

Germany58
Italy58
Poland49
Spain46
Romania20

Divided delegations

Croatia
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 7

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 32Against 9Abstain 33Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 58Abstain 9Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 5Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 58Abstain 2Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 8Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 49Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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