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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections

Budget87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "financial year"

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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Vote ID 179992Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 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 “General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections”. S&D, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, Renew, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (191 for, 422 against, 34 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

191

Against

422

Abstain

Margin of victory

231 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 167Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 99Against 11Abstain 9Absent 16

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 6Against 66Abstain 2Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 70Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 11Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 36Against 2Abstain 2Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 9Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain26
Greece9

Most against

Germany54
France50
Poland48
Italy37
Romania18

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
Finland
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 25Against 50Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 54Abstain 10Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 37Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 48Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 18Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 26Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 10Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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