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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 174573Source: 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
✓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+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 “Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (116 for, 520 against, 28 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

116

Against

520

Abstain

Margin of victory

404 votes

Turnout (cast)

664

Absent

Participation rate

92.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 173Abstain 0Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 28Against 87Abstain 7Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 1Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 10Against 64Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 6Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 27Against 20Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 39Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 20Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 8Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland10
Malta3

Most against

Germany74
France57
Poland49
Spain43
Italy40

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece
Italy
Malta
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 14Against 57Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 4Against 74Abstain 7Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 40Abstain 1Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 14Against 43Abstain 0Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 5Absent 1

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