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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 170186Source: 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”. ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (176 for, 449 against, 19 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

176

Against

449

Abstain

Margin of victory

273 votes

Turnout (cast)

644

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 15Against 149Abstain 2Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 117Abstain 1Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 5Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 63Against 1Abstain 9Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 2Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 48Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic16
Hungary11
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany71
Spain45
Italy41
France38
Poland27

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 7Against 71Abstain 4Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 41Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 5Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 27Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 45Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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