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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 170104Source: 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+7 / 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”. ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (200 for, 426 against, 11 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

200

Against

426

Abstain

Margin of victory

226 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 19Against 140Abstain 1Absent 28

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 112Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 7Abstain 3Absent 8

PfE81 MEPs

For 65Against 5Abstain 2Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 6Against 35Abstain 2Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 17Against 7Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Italy37
Hungary14
Czech Republic11
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany70
Spain41
Poland25
Netherlands23
Sweden21

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 2Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 70Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 34Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 41Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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