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

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 175957Source: 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+7 / 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 “A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (226 for, 384 against, 17 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

226

Against

384

Abstain

Margin of victory

158 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

87.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 30Against 123Abstain 7Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 116Abstain 0Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 65Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 8Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 2Absent 11

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Italy36
Hungary17
Czech Republic15
Latvia4

Most against

Germany58
Spain46
Poland25
Romania19
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Denmark
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 7

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

France82 MEPs

For 39Against 37Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 58Abstain 1Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 26Abstain 9Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 18Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

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