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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 170290Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (457 for, 192 against, 2 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

457

Against

192

Abstain

Margin of victory

265 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 110Against 56Abstain 1Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 124Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 58Against 17Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

NI30 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 1Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy64
Germany48
Poland44
France38
Spain27

Most against

Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Austria9
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Germany
Hungary
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland16 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 37Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 37Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 64Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 27Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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