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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 174945Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+15 / 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”. Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, ESN and NI voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (71 for, 463 against, 51 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

463

Abstain

Margin of victory

392 votes

Turnout (cast)

585

Absent

134

Participation rate

81.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 150Abstain 0Absent 35

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 104Abstain 0Absent 31

PfE81 MEPs

For 19Against 18Abstain 31Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 66Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 8Against 55Abstain 2Absent 17

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 42Abstain 4Absent 6

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 3Absent 10

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 3Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 8Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece4

Most against

Germany69
Italy44
Poland44
Spain39
France33

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

France82 MEPs

For 9Against 33Abstain 27Absent 13

Germany95 MEPs

For 5Against 69Abstain 5Absent 16

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 1Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 44Abstain 6Absent 18

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 44Abstain 1Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 11Against 39Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 2Absent 4

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