← Votes·2025-07-08

Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026 *

Vote ID 177666Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Low importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026 *”. EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while NI and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and Left mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (531 for, 69 against, 79 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

531

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

462 votes

Turnout (cast)

679

Absent

Participation rate

94.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 173Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 124Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 63Against 5Abstain 12Absent 2

PfE81 MEPs

For 26Against 18Abstain 33Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 73Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 28Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 16Abstain 4Absent 0

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 26Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany63
Italy55
Spain53
Poland42
Romania28

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 37Against 1Abstain 39Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 63Against 23Abstain 4Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 55Against 7Abstain 7Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 6Abstain 3Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 53Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

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