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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 170214Source: 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, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. EPP and ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (349 for, 68 against, 230 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

349

Against

Abstain

230

Margin of victory

281 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

89.5%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 163Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 121Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

PfE81 MEPs

For 43Against 12Abstain 20Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 36Abstain 37Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 64Against 3Abstain 2Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 4Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France63
Germany46
Italy32
Spain31
Netherlands22

Most against

Czech Republic10

Divided delegations

Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 6Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 5Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 5Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 5Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 2Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 63Against 4Abstain 7Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 46Against 8Abstain 29Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 9Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 16Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 4Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 23Abstain 16Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 5Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 7Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 42Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 6Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 9Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 4Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 31Against 0Abstain 22Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

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