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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 170201Source: 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”. Renew, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (178 for, 442 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

178

Against

442

Abstain

Margin of victory

264 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

89.9%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 0Against 167Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 9Against 106Abstain 6Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 30Against 40Abstain 6Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 61Abstain 4Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 54Against 13Abstain 3Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 8Against 35Abstain 5Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia13
Czech Republic11
Greece11
Austria10
Ireland8

Most against

Germany60
France54
Italy50
Poland46
Spain35

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Greece
Ireland
Malta
Netherlands

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 16Against 54Abstain 6Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 60Abstain 0Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 50Abstain 11Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 46Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 20Abstain 0Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 14Against 35Abstain 4Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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