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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 170203Source: 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”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (85 for, 526 against, 35 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

Against

526

Abstain

Margin of victory

441 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 0Against 168Abstain 1Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 114Abstain 4Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 24Against 45Abstain 5Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 7Against 64Abstain 3Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 68Abstain 1Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 41Abstain 5Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 1Abstain 4Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 9Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 3Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic9

Most against

Germany75
France66
Italy51
Poland45
Spain37

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 8Against 66Abstain 2Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 5Against 75Abstain 5Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 51Abstain 10Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 45Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 12Against 37Abstain 3Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

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