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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 174939Source: official EP roll-call records

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (113 for, 433 against, 51 abstentions).

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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

113

Against

433

Abstain

Margin of victory

320 votes

Turnout (cast)

597

Absent

122

Participation rate

83.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 147Abstain 1Absent 37

S&D135 MEPs

For 16Against 96Abstain 0Absent 23

PfE81 MEPs

For 0Against 55Abstain 14Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 37Abstain 30Absent 14

Renew79 MEPs

For 2Against 65Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 4Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 2Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany55
France49
Poland46
Spain40
Italy33

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 6Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 20Against 49Abstain 1Absent 12

Germany95 MEPs

For 21Against 55Abstain 1Absent 18

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 2Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 8Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 33Abstain 18Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 5Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 3Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 2Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 40Abstain 0Absent 13

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

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