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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 170216Source: 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”. PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (134 for, 484 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

134

Against

484

Abstain

Margin of victory

350 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 0Against 167Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 114Abstain 3Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 57Against 12Abstain 7Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 62Abstain 7Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 5Against 38Abstain 5Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 1Abstain 3Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Czech Republic10

Most against

Germany74
Italy51
Poland43
Spain37
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 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 10Against 6Abstain 2Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 36Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 74Abstain 0Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 51Abstain 10Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 43Abstain 2Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 14Against 37Abstain 3Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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