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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 174949Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+12 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (283 for, 298 against, 12 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

283

Against

298

Abstain

Margin of victory

15 votes

Turnout (cast)

593

Absent

126

Participation rate

82.5%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 15 votes. 126 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (126) was larger than the 15-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

EPPhad 42 absent MEPs (margin was 15)
S&Dhad 21 absent MEPs (margin was 15)
ECRhad 18 absent MEPs (margin was 15)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 8Against 130Abstain 5Absent 42

S&D135 MEPs

For 113Against 1Abstain 0Absent 21

PfE81 MEPs

For 1Against 67Abstain 0Absent 13

Renew79 MEPs

For 66Against 1Abstain 0Absent 12

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 58Abstain 3Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 1Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 3Absent 7

Country angle

Most in favour

France35
Italy31
Spain27
Netherlands17
Belgium12

Most against

Germany46
Poland41
Hungary15
Czech Republic14
Romania14

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Germany
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 5

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 35Against 35Abstain 1Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 38Against 46Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 2Absent 12

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 30Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 3Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 41Abstain 1Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 14Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 27Against 24Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 3Absent 3

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Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

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Individual MEP positions

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