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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 170264Source: 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 (180 for, 452 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

180

Against

452

Abstain

Margin of victory

272 votes

Turnout (cast)

655

Absent

Participation rate

90.6%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 28Against 140Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 8Against 106Abstain 10Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 54Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 31Against 41Abstain 2Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 6Against 62Abstain 3Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 3Against 44Abstain 2Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 12Against 10Abstain 5Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France49
Italy39
Spain33
Ireland11
Malta3

Most against

Germany73
Poland46
Netherlands21
Romania21
Sweden21

Divided delegations

Greece
Italy
Malta
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 1Absent 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 49Against 17Abstain 10Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 73Abstain 3Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 39Against 31Abstain 2Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 46Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 33Against 19Abstain 1Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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