← 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 174626Source: 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”. 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 (182 for, 466 against, 25 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

182

Against

466

Abstain

Margin of victory

284 votes

Turnout (cast)

673

Absent

Participation rate

93.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 158Abstain 4Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 132Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 62Against 5Abstain 13Absent 2

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 49Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN26 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 6Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic13
Hungary11
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany67
Spain51
France41
Italy40
Poland26

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 41Abstain 4Absent 6

Germany95 MEPs

For 14Against 67Abstain 6Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 40Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 22Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 51Abstain 1Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

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