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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 174941Source: official EP roll-call records

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓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+7 / 10

Group division+0 / 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (559 for, 3 against, 31 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

559

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

556 votes

Turnout (cast)

593

Absent

126

Participation rate

82.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 148Against 2Abstain 1Absent 34

S&D135 MEPs

For 107Against 0Abstain 0Absent 28

PfE81 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 36Against 0Abstain 29Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany77
France71
Spain50
Poland44
Italy43

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 77Against 1Abstain 0Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 17Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 44Against 1Abstain 2Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 3Absent 13

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 50Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 3

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