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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 180016Source: 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
✓Strong 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+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 “General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (428 for, 168 against, 58 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

428

Against

168

Abstain

Margin of victory

260 votes

Turnout (cast)

654

Absent

Participation rate

91.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 170Against 4Abstain 0Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 105Against 8Abstain 5Absent 17

PfE83 MEPs

For 1Against 78Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 3Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 5Against 27Abstain 40Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 24Against 15Abstain 2Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 6Against 15Abstain 6Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 2Absent 6

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany57
France44
Spain41
Italy35
Poland25

Most against

Czech Republic12
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 44Against 32Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 57Against 24Abstain 6Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 9Abstain 20Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 21Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 22Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 20Against 3Abstain 4Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 5Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 9Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 5Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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