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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 170095Source: 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
✓Strong 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+12 / 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, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (176 for, 406 against, 69 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

176

Against

406

Abstain

Margin of victory

230 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 3Against 162Abstain 2Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 8Against 112Abstain 2Absent 13

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 44Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 57Against 15Abstain 2Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 6Against 59Abstain 6Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 11Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy35
Slovakia6
Croatia5
Malta3

Most against

Germany58
Spain40
France33
Poland28
Netherlands25

Divided delegations

Croatia
Cyprus
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Malta
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 14Against 33Abstain 29Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 58Abstain 6Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 10Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 28Abstain 8Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 25Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 28Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 2Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 11Against 40Abstain 3Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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