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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 170109Source: 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 (195 for, 439 against, 13 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

195

Against

439

Abstain

Margin of victory

244 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 11Against 152Abstain 3Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 120Abstain 1Absent 13

PfE81 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 7Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 18Against 6Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Hungary11
Czech Republic10

Most against

Germany67
Spain45
Italy39
Poland24
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 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 38Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 67Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 39Abstain 1Absent 6

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 21Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 45Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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