← 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 174630Source: 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+0 / 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”. PfE and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (118 for, 522 against, 32 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

118

Against

522

Abstain

Margin of victory

404 votes

Turnout (cast)

672

Absent

Participation rate

93.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 174Abstain 0Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 129Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 71Abstain 2Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 53Against 7Abstain 14Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 6Against 41Abstain 3Absent 3

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 1Abstain 3Absent 6

ESN26 MEPs

For 7Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 7Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic10

Most against

Germany73
Italy50
Poland47
Spain44
France41

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 36Against 41Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 6Against 73Abstain 5Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 10Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 21Against 50Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 12Against 44Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 3Absent 1

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