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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 170185Source: 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+10 / 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, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (502 for, 68 against, 77 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

502

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

434 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

89.5%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 164Against 2Abstain 1Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE81 MEPs

For 2Against 38Abstain 35Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 40Against 6Abstain 28Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 10Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
France44
Poland44
Spain44
Italy42

Most against

Hungary10
Czech Republic9

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Hungary
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 3Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 44Against 2Abstain 29Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 9Abstain 0Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 29Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 6Abstain 3Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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