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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 174637Source: 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
✓Strong 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+12 / 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”. PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (132 for, 474 against, 59 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

132

Against

474

Abstain

Margin of victory

342 votes

Turnout (cast)

665

Absent

Participation rate

92.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 169Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 123Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 25Abstain 45Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 70Abstain 4Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 72Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 9Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN26 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic12
Hungary10
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany65
Spain50
France46
Italy31
Romania27

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 30Against 46Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 18Against 65Abstain 3Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 31Abstain 30Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 24Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 4Against 26Abstain 18Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 27Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 50Abstain 2Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

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