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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 170184Source: 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
✓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+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, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (452 for, 142 against, 49 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

452

Against

142

Abstain

Margin of victory

310 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 158Against 6Abstain 3Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 1Abstain 0Absent 16

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 63Abstain 6Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 28Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 10Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
Spain43
France42
Italy40
Poland25

Most against

Hungary11
Czech Republic9

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 4Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 42Against 2Abstain 30Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 11Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 31Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 21Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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