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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 170142Source: 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
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. EPP mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (198 for, 293 against, 149 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

198

Against

293

Abstain

149

Margin of victory

95 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

88.5%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 142Absent 30

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 119Abstain 1Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland24
Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Slovakia9
Latvia5

Most against

Germany41
France37
Italy32
Spain26
Netherlands17

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Estonia
France
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Romania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 3Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 5Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 5Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 4Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 33Against 37Abstain 5Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 41Abstain 27Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 6Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 32Abstain 10Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 17Abstain 4Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 4Abstain 22Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 6Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 6Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 26Abstain 22Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 5Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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