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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 170259Source: 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+10 / 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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (199 for, 422 against, 28 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

199

Against

422

Abstain

Margin of victory

223 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 25Against 139Abstain 0Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 117Abstain 2Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 52Against 23Abstain 1Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 53Against 18Abstain 2Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 68Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 7Against 42Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 32Against 6Abstain 5Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 15Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France47
Italy40
Spain32
Czech Republic9
Malta3

Most against

Germany64
Netherlands29
Poland26
Sweden21
Hungary18

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Italy
Malta
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 3Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 3Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 47Against 29Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 13Against 64Abstain 9Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 30Abstain 1Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 26Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 17Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 32Against 22Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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