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Draft amending budget No 1/2025: entering the surplus of the financial year 2024

Budget87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Economy & Finance63%

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 177955Source: 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
✓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+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Draft amending budget No 1/2025: entering the surplus of the financial year 2024”. ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (194 for, 443 against, 50 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

194

Against

443

Abstain

Margin of victory

249 votes

Turnout (cast)

687

Absent

Participation rate

95.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 8Against 146Abstain 22Absent 9

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 128Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 3Abstain 3Absent 1

PfE81 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 13Absent 2

Renew79 MEPs

For 6Against 71Abstain 0Absent 2

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 10Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France40
Poland25
Czech Republic14

Most against

Germany70
Italy41
Spain27
Netherlands21
Romania21

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 40Against 38Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 70Abstain 6Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 11Absent 0

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 41Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 24Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 27Abstain 21Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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