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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 170153Source: 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
✓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+0 / 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, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (506 for, 111 against, 18 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

506

Against

111

Abstain

Margin of victory

395 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

87.8%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 157Against 3Abstain 6Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 102Against 17Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew79 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 43Abstain 1Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 9Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy58
Germany57
France49
Poland48
Spain43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Denmark
Finland
Ireland
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 49Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 19Abstain 7Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 12Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 5Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 5Abstain 0Absent 12

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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