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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 174944Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+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 “Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. NI mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (77 for, 451 against, 39 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

Against

451

Abstain

Margin of victory

374 votes

Turnout (cast)

567

Absent

152

Participation rate

78.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 151Abstain 0Absent 34

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 95Abstain 0Absent 36

PfE81 MEPs

For 18Against 40Abstain 9Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 41Abstain 14Absent 18

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 58Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 41Abstain 1Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 29Against 1Abstain 3Absent 12

ESN26 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 2Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 9Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic6
Greece6

Most against

Germany68
France58
Poland42
Italy39
Spain38

Divided delegations

Czech Republic

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 3Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 6

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 6Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 3Absent 3

France82 MEPs

For 7Against 58Abstain 2Absent 15

Germany95 MEPs

For 5Against 68Abstain 5Absent 17

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 39Abstain 0Absent 21

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 3Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 7

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 2Absent 12

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 38Abstain 4Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 1Absent 5

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