← 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 174627Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+15 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (309 for, 304 against, 65 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

309

Against

304

Abstain

Margin of victory

5 votes

Turnout (cast)

678

Absent

Participation rate

94.3%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 5 votes. 41 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (41) was larger than the 5-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 12 absent MEPs (margin was 5)
PfEhad 7 absent MEPs (margin was 5)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Germany (8 absent)Italy (6 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 12Against 136Abstain 25Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 130Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 66Abstain 7Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 75Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 63Abstain 11Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 8Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 2Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 12Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France40
Spain31
Netherlands17
Sweden16
Ireland13

Most against

Germany43
Italy38
Poland29
Hungary17
Romania16

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 6Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 40Against 33Abstain 4Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 39Against 43Abstain 5Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 6Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 38Abstain 7Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 29Abstain 15Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 4Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 16Abstain 1Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 31Against 23Abstain 5Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

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