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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 175961Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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 (187 for, 437 against, 7 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

187

Against

437

Abstain

Margin of victory

250 votes

Turnout (cast)

631

Absent

Participation rate

87.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 156Abstain 1Absent 26

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 117Abstain 0Absent 18

PfE81 MEPs

For 75Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 3Abstain 1Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 5Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic15
Hungary11
Latvia4

Most against

Germany63
Spain46
France41
Italy40
Poland25

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 6

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 32Against 41Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 63Abstain 5Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 40Abstain 0Absent 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 7Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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