← Votes·2025-04-02

Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III

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 174563Source: 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
✓Strong 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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 “Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (84 for, 467 against, 69 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

Against

467

Abstain

Margin of victory

383 votes

Turnout (cast)

620

Absent

Participation rate

86.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 4Against 153Abstain 0Absent 28

S&D135 MEPs

For 9Against 105Abstain 1Absent 20

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 16Against 54Abstain 1Absent 11

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 19Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 34Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 3Abstain 2Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 6Abstain 8Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Malta4

Most against

France57
Germany57
Italy50
Spain44
Romania24

Divided delegations

Greece
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 2Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 8Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 8Against 57Abstain 3Absent 14

Germany95 MEPs

For 4Against 57Abstain 16Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 10Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 50Abstain 1Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 5Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 15Against 23Abstain 2Absent 13

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 24Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 3Absent 2

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