← Votes·2025-10-22

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

View all votes on Budget →

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 →

Vote ID 179993Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

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

Show full breakdown

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+0 / 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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (108 for, 479 against, 25 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

108

Against

479

Abstain

Margin of victory

371 votes

Turnout (cast)

612

Absent

107

Participation rate

85.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 156Abstain 2Absent 27

S&D135 MEPs

For 22Against 86Abstain 5Absent 22

PfE83 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 1Absent 13

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 64Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 38Against 2Abstain 6Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 2Abstain 3Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany58
France49
Italy49
Poland45
Spain40

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 1Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 1Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 22Against 49Abstain 1Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 58Abstain 9Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 13Against 49Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 6Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 10

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 9Against 40Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 2Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…