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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 170195Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+15 / 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, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (300 for, 299 against, 45 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

300

Against

299

Abstain

Margin of victory

1 votes

Turnout (cast)

644

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 1 vote. 79 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (79) was larger than the 1-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 21 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
S&Dhad 16 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
Renewhad 10 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
ECRhad 9 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
ESNhad 6 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
PfEhad 5 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
Greens-EFAhad 4 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
NIhad 4 absent MEPs (margin was 1)
Lefthad 2 absent MEPs (margin was 1)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (12 absent)Romania (11 absent)Spain (9 absent)France (7 absent)Denmark (4 absent)Italy (4 absent)Austria (3 absent)Czech Republic (3 absent)Netherlands (3 absent)Poland (3 absent)Belgium (2 absent)Bulgaria (2 absent)Hungary (2 absent)Lithuania (2 absent)Luxembourg (2 absent)Sweden (2 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 16Against 151Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 119Against 0Abstain 0Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 66Abstain 10Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 23Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 9Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Italy33
Spain26
Netherlands16
Sweden15

Most against

Poland44
Germany42
Czech Republic15
Romania11
Greece10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 36Abstain 1Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 41Against 42Abstain 1Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 11Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 17Abstain 22Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 16Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 44Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 25Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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