← Votes·2025-07-08

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

Vote ID 178107Source: 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+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 “Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026 *”. NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. PfE mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (71 for, 539 against, 64 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

539

Abstain

Margin of victory

468 votes

Turnout (cast)

674

Absent

Participation rate

93.6%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 7Against 165Abstain 0Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 124Abstain 0Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 68Abstain 6Absent 4

PfE81 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 49Absent 4

Renew79 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 1Absent 4

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2

The Left45 MEPs

For 11Against 26Abstain 3Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 25Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Slovakia7

Most against

Germany67
Italy56
Spain48
France47
Poland44

Divided delegations

Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 5Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

France82 MEPs

For 1Against 47Abstain 29Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 22Against 67Abstain 2Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 4Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 56Abstain 4Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 24Abstain 6Absent 1

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 44Abstain 2Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 1Against 48Abstain 7Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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