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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 170180Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some 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+15 / 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 and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (121 for, 468 against, 48 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

121

Against

468

Abstain

Margin of victory

347 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 9Against 151Abstain 6Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 117Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 54Against 19Abstain 1Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 35Against 7Abstain 29Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 10Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 1Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Cyprus4

Most against

Germany68
Spain47
Italy46
Poland25
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Austria
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 4Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 68Abstain 6Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 23Against 46Abstain 1Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 25Abstain 18Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 5Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 47Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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