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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 170079Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (536 for, 82 against, 24 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

536

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

454 votes

Turnout (cast)

642

Absent

Participation rate

88.8%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 158Against 8Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 13Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE81 MEPs

For 50Against 16Abstain 8Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 6Abstain 3Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 62Against 7Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 25Against 13Abstain 3Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France71
Germany67
Italy56
Spain48
Poland44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 71Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 67Against 13Abstain 6Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 6Abstain 7Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 48Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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