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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 170193Source: 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
✓Significant 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+12 / 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”. S&D, Renew and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (231 for, 387 against, 23 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

231

Against

387

Abstain

Margin of victory

156 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

88.7%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 1Against 166Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 114Against 2Abstain 0Absent 19

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 66Abstain 3Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 14Against 50Abstain 10Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 63Against 7Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 5Against 44Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 8Against 33Abstain 0Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 8Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain27
Sweden11
Portugal10
Slovakia9
Bulgaria8

Most against

Germany54
France51
Italy42
Poland41
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 23Against 51Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 29Against 54Abstain 0Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 10Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 42Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 41Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 21Abstain 4Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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