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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 170157Source: 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
✓Many 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+10 / 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”. ECR, PfE, 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 (212 for, 303 against, 124 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

212

Against

303

Abstain

124

Margin of victory

91 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

88.4%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 23Against 19Abstain 116Absent 30

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 118Abstain 1Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 3Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 65Abstain 3Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 48Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 15Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland25
Hungary17
Czech Republic13
Slovakia9
Bulgaria6

Most against

Germany44
France38
Italy32
Spain25
Portugal18

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
France
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 4Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 5Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 44Abstain 29Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 32Abstain 10Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 5Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 6Abstain 19Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 4Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 25Abstain 18Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 4Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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