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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 170268Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and NI voted mostly in favour, while Left and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (454 for, 141 against, 56 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

454

Against

141

Abstain

Margin of victory

313 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 157Against 10Abstain 1Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 11Abstain 2Absent 12

PfE81 MEPs

For 43Against 32Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 65Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 62Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 37Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 6Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 9Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy58
Germany51
France42
Spain41
Poland39

Most against

Hungary11

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
France
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 42Against 29Abstain 5Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 18Abstain 16Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 6Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 39Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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