← Votes·2024-10-23

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

View all votes on Budget →

Economy & Finance63%

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

View all votes on Economy & Finance →

Vote ID 170188Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and NI voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (110 for, 460 against, 76 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

110

Against

460

Abstain

Margin of victory

350 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.3%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 4Against 159Abstain 6Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 111Abstain 7Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 26Against 44Abstain 5Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 63Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 65Abstain 3Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 41Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 7Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 3Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Netherlands12
Czech Republic10
Belgium9

Most against

France62
Germany58
Italy52
Poland45
Spain37

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Greece
Netherlands
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 2Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 4Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 4Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 13Against 62Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 58Abstain 16Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 52Abstain 11Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 10Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 45Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 11Against 37Abstain 5Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 8Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…