← 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 174803Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+15 / 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 ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (198 for, 434 against, 43 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

198

Against

434

Abstain

Margin of victory

236 votes

Turnout (cast)

675

Absent

Participation rate

93.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 47Against 127Abstain 2Absent 9

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 128Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

PfE81 MEPs

For 36Against 6Abstain 32Absent 7

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 3Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 1Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 12Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic13
Bulgaria10
Hungary10
Latvia5

Most against

Germany69
France40
Italy38
Spain28
Poland26

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 8Against 40Abstain 29Absent 5

Germany95 MEPs

For 15Against 69Abstain 3Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 38Abstain 0Absent 6

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 28Abstain 5Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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