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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 180041Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Strong political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very close result
✓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+12 / 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, PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (301 for, 290 against, 48 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

301

Against

290

Abstain

Margin of victory

11 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 11 votes. 80 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (80) was larger than the 11-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Groups whose absences exceeded the margin

S&Dhad 26 absent MEPs (margin was 11)
EPPhad 15 absent MEPs (margin was 11)
ECRhad 12 absent MEPs (margin was 11)

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

France (14 absent)

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 93Against 74Abstain 3Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 105Abstain 2Absent 26

PfE83 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 32Against 40Abstain 3Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 12Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 8Absent 8

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 19Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France48
Germany39
Italy35
Spain26
Hungary17

Most against

Poland25
Romania16
Netherlands15
Portugal15
Finland14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Germany
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 3Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 48Against 10Abstain 9Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 39Against 25Abstain 25Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 35Against 30Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 14Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 25Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 10Against 16Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 26Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

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