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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 170136Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (330 for, 275 against, 36 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

330

Against

275

Abstain

Margin of victory

55 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

88.7%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 155Against 2Abstain 8Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 119Abstain 1Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 6Abstain 4Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 66Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 9Absent 7

NI30 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 8Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland42
Germany39
Italy39
France38
Spain28

Most against

Netherlands17
Sweden16
Belgium14
Portugal12
Denmark10

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 33Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 38Abstain 8Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 22Abstain 8Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 17Abstain 5Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 1Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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