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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 170163Source: 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
✓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+12 / 15

Country division+8 / 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, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (330 for, 295 against, 22 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

295

Abstain

Margin of victory

35 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

89.5%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 152Against 11Abstain 3Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 115Abstain 2Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 65Abstain 1Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 13Against 12Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 13Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland43
Italy39
France38
Spain28
Czech Republic18

Most against

Germany46
Netherlands17
Belgium15
Portugal13
Sweden13

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 36Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 46Abstain 11Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 32Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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