← Votes·2024-10-23

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

View all votes on Budget →

Economy & Finance63%

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

View all votes on Economy & Finance →

Vote ID 170162Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (154 for, 433 against, 65 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

154

Against

433

Abstain

Margin of victory

279 votes

Turnout (cast)

652

Absent

Participation rate

90.2%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 6Against 158Abstain 3Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 44Against 75Abstain 4Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 62Abstain 13Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 44Abstain 28Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 7Against 57Abstain 7Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 10Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland10

Most against

Germany54
France50
Italy44
Spain43
Poland28

Divided delegations

Finland
Italy
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 25Against 50Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 24Against 54Abstain 7Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 10Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 44Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 28Abstain 19Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 3Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 7Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 43Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…