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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 170192Source: 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, PfE, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Renew voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (504 for, 94 against, 30 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

504

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

410 votes

Turnout (cast)

628

Absent

Participation rate

86.9%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 160Against 2Abstain 0Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 118Against 0Abstain 0Absent 17

PfE81 MEPs

For 41Against 19Abstain 16Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 6Abstain 3Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 63Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI30 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 7Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
France62
Italy61
Poland44
Spain44

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Estonia
Ireland
Netherlands
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 62Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 8Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 10Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 7Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 2Abstain 3Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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