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Guidelines for the 2025 Budget – Section III

Effect
Adopted
Result
380 for · 102 against · 100 abstained roll call
Date
13 March 2024, 17:32–17:43
Kind
Resolution
More facts (8)
Margin
by a large majority
Dossier
2023-2220
Source
Committee report by Victor Negrescu
Votes
50 votes · 36 roll calls · 31 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · EPP (1 split vote) · ECR (1 roll call) · MEPs (1 roll call) · ID (1 roll call, 2 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Final vote
166131
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Result

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Final vote: 380 for, 102 against, 100 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 31 amendments (1 adopted, 30 rejected) and 18 parts of the text voted on separately (8 adopted, 10 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by Patriots and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.

Groups

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Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
GroupForAgainstAbst.Majority lineClear lineBar
The LeftFor 7Against 5Abst. 0Majority line ForClear line Divided
GreensFor 26Against 0Abst. 1Majority line ForClear line For
S&DFor 54Against 6Abst. 3Majority line ForClear line For
RenewFor 27Against 1Abst. 5Majority line ForClear line For
EPPFor 69Against 7Abst. 7Majority line ForClear line For
ECRFor 1Against 3Abst. 17Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained
PatriotsFor 0Against 20Abst. 4Majority line AgainstClear line Against
ESNFor 0Against 4Abst. 0Majority line AgainstClear line Against
No groupFor 0Against 4Abst. 2Majority line AgainstClear line Against

Voted against their group, 0

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Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

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Members

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All votes on this decision, 50

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Separate vote on subheading 1 Show of hands Rejected
2Vote on text inserted before paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
3Vote on text inserted before paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
Show the other 49 votesShow the other 47 votes
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Vote on text inserted before paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
3Vote on text inserted before paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Vote on text inserted before paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
5Amendment 4, adding text before paragraph 1 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – Before § 1 – Am 4 Roll call69 for, 450 against, 62 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
6Amendment 21 to paragraph 1 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – § 1 – Am 21 Roll call117 for, 357 against, 107 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
7Vote on text inserted after paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
8Amendment 22 to paragraph 4 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – § 4 – Am 22 Roll call76 for, 481 against, 26 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
9Separate vote on paragraph 9 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ID
10Paragraph 9 — part 2 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – § 9/2 Part voted on: “urges, furthermore, the Commission to continue the efforts to identify fresh, new and preferably genuine own resources and other revenue sources for the EU budget beyond the IIA;”Roll call394 for, 173 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ID; split: ID
11Paragraph 10 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Regrets the fact that the capacity to respond to unforeseen events or to launch new initiatives is severely affected by budgetary scarcities and intends to rectify this situation to the extent possible and also taking account of the increased expectations by EU citizens;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ID
12Paragraph 10 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “recalls that it is necessary to establish an additional special instrument over and above the MFF ceilings so that the EU budget can better adapt and quickly react to crises and their social and economic effects;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ID
13Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11 Show of hands Rejected
14Amendment 23 to paragraph 12 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – § 12 – Am 23 Roll call59 for, 472 against, 49 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
15Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 12 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 12 – Am 5 Roll call139 for, 380 against, 62 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
16Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 12 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 12 – Am 6 Roll call128 for, 365 against, 86 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
17Amendment 24, adding text after paragraph 12 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 12 – Am 24 Roll call55 for, 438 against, 86 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
18Vote on text inserted after paragraph 14 Show of hands Rejected
19Amendment 25 to paragraph 18 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – § 18 – Am 25 Roll call97 for, 478 against, 9 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
20Amendment 26 to paragraph 24 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – § 24 – Am 26 Roll call279 for, 280 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
21Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 24 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 24 – Am 7 Roll call130 for, 417 against, 36 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
22Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 24 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 24 – Am 31 Roll call158 for, 398 against, 14 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
23Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 26 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 26 – Am 8 Roll call98 for, 471 against, 12 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
24Vote on text inserted after paragraph 26 Show of hands Rejected
25Amendment 10, adding text before paragraph 27 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – Before § 27 – Am 10 Roll call52 for, 514 against, 16 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
26Separate vote on paragraph 29 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ID
27Vote on text inserted after paragraph 29 Show of hands Rejected
28Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 29 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 29 – Am 12 Roll call113 for, 412 against, 58 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
29Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 31 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 31 – Am 13 Roll call58 for, 389 against, 122 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
30Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 33 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 33 – Am 14 Roll call120 for, 388 against, 73 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
31Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 33 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 33 – Am 15 Roll call116 for, 379 against, 80 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
32Amendment 32, adding text after paragraph 33 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 33 – Am 32 Roll call121 for, 427 against, 14 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
33Amendment 33, adding text after paragraph 35 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 35 – Am 33 Roll call104 for, 432 against, 36 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
34Amendment 27, adding text after paragraph 36 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 36 – Am 27 Roll call273 for, 282 against, 19 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ECR
35Separate vote on paragraph 40 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – § 40 Roll call472 for, 69 against, 32 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: ID
36Amendment 34, adding text after paragraph 40 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 40 – Am 34 Roll call84 for, 465 against, 27 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
37Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 42 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 42 – Am 35 Roll call104 for, 425 against, 46 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
38Amendment 40, adding text after paragraph 42 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 42 – Am 40 Roll call272 for, 271 against, 31 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: MEPs
39Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 44 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 44 – Am 39 Roll call118 for, 374 against, 83 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: MEPs
40Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 45 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 45 – Am 16 Roll call94 for, 447 against, 33 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
41Amendment 41 to paragraph 46 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – § 46 – Am 41 Roll call134 for, 375 against, 64 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: MEPs
42Paragraph 46 — part 1 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – § 46/1 Part voted on: ‘Recalls its resolution adopted on 18 January 2024 acknowledging the role of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which is providing shelter currently for over one million internally displaced persons and is the largest platform for providing humanitarian assistance to the population of the Gaza Strip, where the whole population faces deteriorating humanitarian conditions including shortages of shelter, clean water, food and medical assistance; reiterates, therefore, the importance of continued and predictable EU funding; welcomes the fact, that the UN launched an investigation without delay, following the serious allegations regarding individuals that were part of the UNRWA staff purportedly involved in the terrorist attacks against Israel of 7 October, and the information provided and prompt actions taken by the agency, notably to immediately terminate the existing contracts; notes the Commission’s call for an external audit reviewing thereby the pillar assessment of the UN control systems, agreed by UNRWA; supports the control, monitoring and scrutiny systems implemented by the Commission reminding that the use of EU funds by beneficiaries must respect EU rules and safeguards and international law;’Roll call461 for, 56 against, 58 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
43Paragraph 46 — part 2 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – § 46/2 Part voted on: ‘welcomes, in this regards, that the Commission’s review of EU aid to Palestine concluded that the controls and existing and effective safeguards in place work well and that no evidence has been found to date that money has been diverted for unintended purposes, as well as the risk assessment and related additional measures;’Roll call387 for, 161 against, 24 abstained AdoptedRequested bysplit: EPP
44Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 46 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 46 – Am 36 Roll call86 for, 438 against, 55 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ID
45Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 46 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 46 – Am 17 Roll call103 for, 403 against, 70 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
46Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 47 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 47 – Am 18 Roll call119 for, 426 against, 37 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
47Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 47 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 47 – Am 19 Roll call119 for, 388 against, 69 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
48Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 50 A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – After § 50 – Am 38 Roll call221 for, 342 against, 10 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: MEPs
49Separate vote on paragraph 53 Show of hands Rejected
50Final vote — text as a whole A9-0068/2024 – Victor Negrescu – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) Roll call380 for, 102 against, 100 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, ECR, MEPs, ID · split votes by EPP, ID (2) · separate votes by ID.

Text

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Dossier

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2023/2220(BUI) · Procedure type BUI

Guidelines for the 2025 Budget - Section III

Parliament adopted the text on 13 March 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 4 March 2024 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 5 March 2024 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 13 March 2024 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: BUDG · Author: Victor NEGRESCU (S&D)

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European Parliament (2024). “Guidelines for the 2025 Budget – Section III”. Decision, 13 March 2024. votingId 166131, document A-9-2024-0068, reference 2023-2220. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/22 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 13 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 13 March 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-13, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-03-13/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-03-13-22,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Guidelines for the 2025 Budget – Section III}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-03-13},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/22}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-03-13/22},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 166131, document A-9-2024-0068, reference 2023-2220. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-03-13-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-03-13 (CC BY 4.0)}
}