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A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 175231Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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 “A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world”. EPP, S&D and Renew voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly against. ECR and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (317 for, 206 against, 123 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

317

Against

206

Abstain

123

Margin of victory

111 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 139Against 13Abstain 13Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 110Against 0Abstain 8Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 42Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 7Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 57Against 3Abstain 12Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 34Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 32Abstain 6Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 0Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain40
Germany36
Italy28
Poland26
Romania21

Most against

France45
Hungary17

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 2Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 8Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 7Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 4Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 25Against 45Abstain 6Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 27Abstain 19Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 4Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 18Abstain 26Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 15Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 21Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 6Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 9Abstain 5Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 9Absent 0

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