← 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 174802Source: 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
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. PfE and NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (151 for, 442 against, 83 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

151

Against

442

Abstain

Margin of victory

291 votes

Turnout (cast)

676

Absent

Participation rate

94.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 29Against 144Abstain 2Absent 10

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 126Abstain 2Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 8Absent 3

Renew79 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE81 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 54Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 12Absent 5

ESN26 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain29

Most against

Germany67
Italy40
France38
Poland27
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovenia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 6Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 9Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France82 MEPs

For 9Against 38Abstain 27Absent 8

Germany95 MEPs

For 14Against 67Abstain 5Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 9Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 40Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 8Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 27Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 3Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 7Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 29Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

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