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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 170174Source: 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
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (192 for, 420 against, 26 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

192

Against

420

Abstain

Margin of victory

228 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

88.2%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 25Against 130Abstain 2Absent 31

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 120Abstain 1Absent 13

PfE81 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 9Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 4Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Czech Republic13

Most against

Germany62
Spain45
Italy40
Poland25
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 62Abstain 10Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 9Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 40Abstain 1Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 45Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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