← 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 174599Source: 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
✓Some MEPs voted against their group

Show full breakdown

Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 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”. ECR, PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (195 for, 466 against, 9 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

195

Against

466

Abstain

Margin of victory

271 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 6Against 161Abstain 2Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 130Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 2Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 3Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic13
Hungary11
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany70
Spain51
Italy41
France40
Poland25

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 34Against 40Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 14Against 70Abstain 3Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 21Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 51Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs