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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 170271Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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, ECR, PfE, 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 (519 for, 74 against, 57 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

519

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

445 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 167Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 121Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

PfE81 MEPs

For 68Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 47Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 10Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France62
Italy58
Germany50
Poland47
Spain46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 62Against 9Abstain 5Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 50Against 15Abstain 21Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 58Against 9Abstain 3Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 47Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 46Against 6Abstain 2Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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