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Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament

Budget98%★

Confidence: 98%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "financial year"
title/description contains "revenue and expenditure"
title/description contains "estimates of revenue"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Economy & Finance63%

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Institutional Affairs61%

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 174875Source: official EP roll-call records

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main 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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ESN and NI voted mostly against. Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (432 for, 127 against, 54 abstentions).

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Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

432

Against

127

Abstain

Margin of victory

305 votes

Turnout (cast)

613

Absent

106

Participation rate

85.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 150Against 0Abstain 6Absent 29

S&D135 MEPs

For 108Against 2Abstain 6Absent 19

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 68Abstain 0Absent 12

Renew79 MEPs

For 61Against 0Abstain 5Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 49Against 13Abstain 4Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 28Absent 8

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 1Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 4Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
Italy49
Poland44
Spain43
France31

Most against

Czech Republic13
Hungary9

Divided delegations

France
Greece
Hungary
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 31Against 30Abstain 9Absent 12

Germany95 MEPs

For 63Against 19Abstain 1Absent 12

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 3Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 6Abstain 8Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 8Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 3Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 22Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 43Against 6Abstain 4Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 5Absent 3

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