← 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 174801Source: 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+10 / 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”. ECR, PfE and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and Left voted mostly against. Greens-EFA and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (194 for, 387 against, 90 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

194

Against

387

Abstain

Margin of victory

193 votes

Turnout (cast)

671

Absent

Participation rate

93.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 33Against 134Abstain 5Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 126Abstain 2Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 9Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 70Abstain 2Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 7Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 39Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 2Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 6Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 17Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain28
Czech Republic16
Hungary16
Slovakia8
Latvia4

Most against

Germany53
France40
Italy37
Poland28
Romania20

Divided delegations

Austria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 6Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 4Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 5Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 40Abstain 3Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 4Against 53Abstain 30Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 37Abstain 4Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 11Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 28Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 28Against 28Abstain 2Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 6Absent 1

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