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Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sections

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"

Reviewed: no

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 170238Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+0 / 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 “Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sections”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (617 for, 22 against, 10 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

617

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

595 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 167Against 1Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 122Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 74Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 64Against 5Abstain 3Absent 10

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 4Abstain 3Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany82
France74
Italy72
Spain53
Poland46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 82Against 4Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 28Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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