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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
View all votes on Economy & Finance →
Institutional Affairs61%
Confidence: 61%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "european parliament"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Institutional Affairs →
Vote ID 174947Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
73
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Resolution / budget vote
  • ✓Budget-related
  • ✓High-interest topic: Budget
  • ✓Strong 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+12 / 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”. Renew, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (155 for, 394 against, 60 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
155
Against
394
Abstain
60
Margin of victory
239 votes
Turnout (cast)
609
Absent
110
Participation rate
84.7%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs
For 0Against 157Abstain 0Absent 28
S&D135 MEPs
For 6Against 104Abstain 3Absent 22
PfE81 MEPs
For 20Against 9Abstain 40Absent 12
ECR82 MEPs
For 9Against 55Abstain 4Absent 14
Renew79 MEPs
For 59Against 7Abstain 1Absent 12
Greens/EFA53 MEPs
For 2Against 43Abstain 6Absent 2
The Left45 MEPs
For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10
ESN26 MEPs
For 4Against 16Abstain 3Absent 3
NI29 MEPs
For 18Against 2Abstain 2Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Sweden12
  • Slovakia11
  • Czech Republic10
  • Ireland8
  • Denmark6
Most against
  • Germany64
  • Italy48
  • Poland45
  • Spain40
  • Romania22
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Greece
  • Ireland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria20 MEPs
For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium22 MEPs
For 7Against 9Abstain 2Absent 4
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 6
Croatia12 MEPs
For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2
Denmark15 MEPs
For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Finland15 MEPs
For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1
France82 MEPs
For 22Against 21Abstain 27Absent 12
Germany95 MEPs
For 16Against 64Abstain 0Absent 15
Greece21 MEPs
For 5Against 3Abstain 1Absent 12
Hungary21 MEPs
For 0Against 16Abstain 1Absent 4
Ireland14 MEPs
For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 8Against 48Abstain 7Absent 13
Latvia9 MEPs
For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands31 MEPs
For 13Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland53 MEPs
For 0Against 45Abstain 3Absent 5
Portugal21 MEPs
For 4Against 12Abstain 1Absent 4
Romania33 MEPs
For 1Against 22Abstain 2Absent 8
Slovakia15 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovenia9 MEPs
For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain60 MEPs
For 6Against 40Abstain 6Absent 8
Sweden21 MEPs
For 12Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

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