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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 170081Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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”. ECR, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (199 for, 410 against, 29 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

199

Against

410

Abstain

Margin of victory

211 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

88.2%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 5Against 156Abstain 5Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 46Against 70Abstain 3Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 10Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 53Against 19Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 68Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 3Abstain 3Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 3Abstain 2Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 2Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 3Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy34
Malta3
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany62
France48
Poland28
Spain26
Netherlands25

Divided delegations

Croatia
France
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Malta
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 28Against 48Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 62Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 10Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 7Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 34Abstain 2Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 25Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 28Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 3Absent 0

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