← 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 174613Source: 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
✓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+3 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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”. EPP, ECR, PfE, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (372 for, 279 against, 29 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

372

Against

279

Abstain

Margin of victory

93 votes

Turnout (cast)

680

Absent

Participation rate

94.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 175Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 123Abstain 4Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 69Against 5Abstain 5Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 5Against 70Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 5Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 1Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 30Against 9Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 9Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy47
Poland44
Spain33
Czech Republic19
Greece16

Most against

Germany45
France39
Netherlands17
Sweden14
Belgium10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany95 MEPs

For 36Against 45Abstain 6Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 23Abstain 1Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 17Abstain 7Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 5Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 33Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

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