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Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 173801Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Strong 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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (441 for, 173 against, 70 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

441

Against

173

Abstain

Margin of victory

268 votes

Turnout (cast)

684

Absent

Participation rate

95.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 169Against 0Abstain 8Absent 8

S&D135 MEPs

For 129Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 23Against 10Abstain 46Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 1Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 6Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 6Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
Poland45
Spain43
Italy28
Romania23

Most against

France40
Czech Republic12
Hungary11

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 40Abstain 6Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 63Against 24Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 6Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 21Abstain 23Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 5Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 6Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

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