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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 170270Source: 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, PfE, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (141 for, 486 against, 12 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

141

Against

486

Abstain

Margin of victory

345 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

88.4%

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

By political group

EPP188 MEPs

For 6Against 158Abstain 0Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 37Against 80Abstain 1Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew79 MEPs

For 6Against 65Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 8Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 1Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland10

Most against

Germany51
France50
Poland49
Spain43
Italy39

Divided delegations

Denmark
Germany
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 21Against 50Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 51Abstain 4Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 39Abstain 1Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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