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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 170187Source: 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”. 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 (168 for, 432 against, 32 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

168

Against

432

Abstain

Margin of victory

264 votes

Turnout (cast)

632

Absent

Participation rate

87.4%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 29Against 134Abstain 2Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 107Abstain 2Absent 26

ECR82 MEPs

For 63Against 11Abstain 1Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 57Against 0Abstain 16Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 41Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 8Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Spain28
Hungary10

Most against

Germany78
Italy41
Poland27
Netherlands21
Sweden21

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 8Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 25Abstain 1Absent 19

Germany96 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 6Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 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 3Against 21Abstain 5Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 27Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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