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Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 174606Source: 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”. 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 (129 for, 499 against, 18 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

129

Against

499

Abstain

Margin of victory

370 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 165Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 31Against 87Abstain 0Absent 17

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 78Abstain 0Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 7Against 60Abstain 5Absent 7

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 1Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 2Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 8Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland7

Most against

Germany61
France49
Spain49
Poland46
Italy38

Divided delegations

Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 23Against 49Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany95 MEPs

For 16Against 61Abstain 4Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 5Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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