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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 175960Source: 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 and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (210 for, 424 against, 5 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

210

Against

424

Abstain

Margin of victory

214 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

88.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 20Against 141Abstain 1Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 118Abstain 2Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 5Against 68Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 2Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 38Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Hungary16
Czech Republic14
Latvia4

Most against

Germany67
Spain46
Italy39
Poland25
Romania22

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Denmark
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 1Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 38Against 36Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 67Abstain 0Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 39Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

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