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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 170209Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓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+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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 and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (85 for, 500 against, 58 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

500

Abstain

Margin of victory

415 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 2Against 165Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 6Against 112Abstain 1Absent 16

PfE81 MEPs

For 5Against 65Abstain 6Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 34Abstain 40Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 15Against 34Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 13Against 4Abstain 7Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany66
France65
Italy50
Spain41
Poland29

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 10Against 65Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 12Against 66Abstain 4Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 50Abstain 7Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 29Abstain 20Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 5Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 10Against 41Abstain 3Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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