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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 180071Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (414 for, 199 against, 35 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

414

Against

199

Abstain

Margin of victory

215 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 161Against 8Abstain 1Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 115Against 3Abstain 0Absent 17

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 78Abstain 1Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 6Against 32Abstain 31Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 22Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany70
Spain41
Italy28
Poland26
Netherlands22

Most against

France42
Hungary16
Czech Republic12
Slovakia8

Divided delegations

Austria
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Italy
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 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 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 42Abstain 2Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 70Against 18Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 17Abstain 17Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 5Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 41Against 8Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

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