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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 170263Source: 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”. 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 (156 for, 473 against, 21 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

156

Against

473

Abstain

Margin of victory

317 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 27Against 140Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 7Against 106Abstain 9Absent 13

PfE81 MEPs

For 54Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 65Abstain 1Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 5Against 62Abstain 3Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 43Abstain 3Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

NI30 MEPs

For 14Against 8Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Spain34
Ireland11
Malta3

Most against

Germany73
Italy54
Poland45
Netherlands21
Romania21

Divided delegations

Greece
Malta
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 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 15Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 48Against 18Abstain 8Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 73Abstain 3Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 54Abstain 2Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 45Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 34Against 19Abstain 1Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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