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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 180066Source: 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 and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, Renew, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (216 for, 426 against, 11 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

216

Against

426

Abstain

Margin of victory

210 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 5Against 169Abstain 0Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 4Abstain 3Absent 17

PfE83 MEPs

For 1Against 77Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 8Against 67Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 71Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 7Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain26
Ireland11
Greece10
Sweden10
Malta3

Most against

France52
Germany50
Poland48
Italy33
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy
Malta

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 25Against 52Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 50Abstain 6Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 30Against 33Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 48Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 26Against 26Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs