← 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 174580Source: 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, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (158 for, 475 against, 37 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

158

Against

475

Abstain

Margin of victory

317 votes

Turnout (cast)

670

Absent

Participation rate

93.2%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 169Abstain 1Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 29Against 97Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 53Abstain 23Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 4Against 71Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 17Against 53Abstain 2Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 7Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary12
Greece11
Czech Republic10
Malta3

Most against

Germany65
France59
Spain47
Italy39
Poland29

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
Ireland
Italy
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 14Against 59Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 17Against 65Abstain 5Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 39Abstain 0Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 21Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 27Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 47Abstain 1Absent 3

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 3Absent 1

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