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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 175959Source: 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

Show full breakdown

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 (209 for, 397 against, 13 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

209

Against

397

Abstain

Margin of victory

188 votes

Turnout (cast)

619

Absent

101

Participation rate

86.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 21Against 139Abstain 0Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 110Abstain 4Absent 21

PfE81 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 61Abstain 0Absent 14

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 2Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 7Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France37
Hungary17
Czech Republic14
Latvia4

Most against

Germany57
Spain44
Italy38
Poland25
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Denmark
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 34Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 57Abstain 6Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs