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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 170166Source: 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
✓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+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”. EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (326 for, 293 against, 17 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

326

Against

293

Abstain

Margin of victory

33 votes

Turnout (cast)

636

Absent

Participation rate

88.0%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 138Against 12Abstain 6Absent 32

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 115Abstain 1Absent 17

PfE81 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 2Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 2Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 6Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland43
Italy39
France38
Czech Republic18
Hungary17

Most against

Germany39
Spain26
Netherlands17
Portugal17
Belgium15

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 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 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 33Against 39Abstain 9Absent 15

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 31Abstain 1Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 43Against 5Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 26Abstain 3Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

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