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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 174946Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. Renew and PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (70 for, 389 against, 112 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

389

Abstain

112

Margin of victory

319 votes

Turnout (cast)

571

Absent

148

Participation rate

79.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 2Against 142Abstain 6Absent 35

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 105Abstain 0Absent 29

ECR82 MEPs

For 11Against 54Abstain 1Absent 16

Renew79 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 49Absent 15

PfE81 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 35Absent 19

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 4Absent 17

The Left45 MEPs

For 31Against 1Abstain 3Absent 10

ESN26 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 5Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 8Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Greece4

Most against

Germany57
Italy46
Poland45
Spain38
Romania22

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Greece
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 7Against 8Abstain 2Absent 5

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 2Absent 7

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 6Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 5Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 8Against 22Abstain 34Absent 18

Germany95 MEPs

For 5Against 57Abstain 11Absent 22

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 13

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 46Abstain 6Absent 16

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 8Absent 9

Poland53 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 2Absent 5

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 2Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 8Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 38Abstain 6Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 7Absent 4

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