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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 170175Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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”. EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (333 for, 267 against, 37 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

333

Against

267

Abstain

Margin of victory

66 votes

Turnout (cast)

637

Absent

Participation rate

88.1%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 130Against 22Abstain 7Absent 29

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 110Abstain 3Absent 17

PfE81 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 23Against 38Abstain 10Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 47Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 1Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 12Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany48
France39
Italy37
Poland28
Spain28

Most against

Netherlands14
Ireland13
Sweden12
Finland11
Greece10

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 35Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 28Abstain 9Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 32Abstain 1Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 28Against 18Abstain 4Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 3Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 10Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

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