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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 170173Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

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+10 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (280 for, 304 against, 51 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

280

Against

304

Abstain

Margin of victory

24 votes

Turnout (cast)

635

Absent

Participation rate

87.8%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 24 votes. 88 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (88) was larger than the 24-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 32 absent MEPs (margin was 24)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 126Against 22Abstain 8Absent 32

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 111Abstain 2Absent 17

PfE81 MEPs

For 55Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 28Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 21Against 47Abstain 3Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 47Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 1Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 9Against 13Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany46
France38
Italy37
Netherlands15
Czech Republic10

Most against

Spain32
Ireland13
Belgium12
Hungary12
Sweden12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 2Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 4Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 36Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 33Abstain 4Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 32Abstain 1Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 12Against 16Abstain 20Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 5Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 5Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 32Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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