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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 170258Source: 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
✓Strong 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (195 for, 432 against, 20 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

195

Against

432

Abstain

Margin of victory

237 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 27Against 137Abstain 1Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 122Abstain 1Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 67Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 15Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Hungary14
Czech Republic10

Most against

Germany66
Italy40
Spain28
Poland26
Netherlands22

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 2Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 66Abstain 10Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 40Abstain 1Absent 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 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 26Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 28Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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