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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 170215Source: 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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (139 for, 481 against, 29 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

139

Against

481

Abstain

Margin of victory

342 votes

Turnout (cast)

649

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 0Against 167Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 16Against 100Abstain 4Absent 15

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 2Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 5Against 55Abstain 15Absent 6

Renew79 MEPs

For 8Against 63Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Austria10
Ireland8
Luxembourg3
Malta3

Most against

France61
Germany57
Italy57
Poland49
Spain41

Divided delegations

Austria
Greece
Ireland
Luxembourg
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 14Against 61Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 27Against 57Abstain 0Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 10Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 12Against 57Abstain 2Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 4Against 20Abstain 5Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 41Abstain 3Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

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