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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 170164Source: 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
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (191 for, 454 against, 5 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

191

Against

454

Abstain

Margin of victory

263 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

89.9%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 8Against 156Abstain 3Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 120Abstain 1Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 14Against 12Abstain 1Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Slovakia8
Latvia4

Most against

Germany76
Spain45
Italy41
Poland26
Netherlands24

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 76Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 41Abstain 1Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 24Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 45Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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