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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 170105Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. PfE, ECR, 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 (180 for, 452 against, 15 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

180

Against

452

Abstain

Margin of victory

272 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

89.5%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 4Against 159Abstain 3Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 121Abstain 1Absent 13

PfE81 MEPs

For 75Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 59Against 6Abstain 8Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 18Against 4Abstain 3Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic12
Hungary11
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany68
Spain44
France42
Italy41
Poland26

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 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 12Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 32Against 42Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 68Abstain 0Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 41Abstain 1Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 44Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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