← 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 180058Source: 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
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+10 / 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”. PfE, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (195 for, 401 against, 57 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

195

Against

401

Abstain

Margin of victory

206 votes

Turnout (cast)

653

Absent

Participation rate

90.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 52Against 121Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 16Against 100Abstain 1Absent 18

PfE83 MEPs

For 45Against 27Abstain 7Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 70Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 31Against 16Abstain 23Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 5Against 40Abstain 3Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 26Against 4Abstain 11Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 9Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 3Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain40
Italy36
France35
Greece13
Ireland11

Most against

Germany79
Poland31
Netherlands21
Romania21
Sweden20

Divided delegations

Belgium
France
Italy
Portugal
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 27Abstain 14Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 5Against 79Abstain 6Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 20Abstain 9Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 19Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 21Abstain 0Absent 9

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 40Against 9Abstain 1Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

Loading individual positions…