← 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 174579Source: 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+7 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (77 for, 586 against, 8 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

586

Abstain

Margin of victory

509 votes

Turnout (cast)

671

Absent

Participation rate

93.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 175Abstain 1Absent 9

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 126Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 22Against 54Abstain 1Absent 5

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 75Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 4Against 46Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 3Against 20Abstain 1Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece10
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany77
France70
Italy60
Spain51
Netherlands30

Divided delegations

Greece
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany95 MEPs

For 9Against 77Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 60Abstain 1Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 30Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 18Against 30Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 27Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 51Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 1

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