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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 170257Source: 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 “Draft general budget of the European Union for 2025 – all sections”. ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (174 for, 453 against, 23 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

174

Against

453

Abstain

Margin of victory

279 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

89.9%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 23Against 144Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 6Against 115Abstain 2Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 25Against 45Abstain 6Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 57Against 15Abstain 2Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 7Against 64Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 4Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

NI30 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy32
Spain29
Greece10
Malta3

Most against

Germany70
France59
Poland27
Netherlands23
Sweden21

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Malta
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 3Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 15Against 59Abstain 2Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 13Against 70Abstain 1Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 30Abstain 9Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 27Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 21Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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