← 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 174602Source: 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, ECR, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (155 for, 437 against, 86 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

155

Against

437

Abstain

Margin of victory

282 votes

Turnout (cast)

678

Absent

Participation rate

94.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 173Abstain 0Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 45Against 83Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 22Against 29Abstain 29Absent 2

Renew79 MEPs

For 7Against 69Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 54Abstain 20Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 29Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 4Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy31
Ireland7
Malta4

Most against

Germany65
France53
Spain50
Poland28
Romania27

Divided delegations

Greece
Ireland
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 2Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 8Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 20Against 53Abstain 1Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 11Against 65Abstain 11Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 11Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 17Abstain 23Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 19Against 28Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 27Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 50Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

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