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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 180074Source: 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”. PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (230 for, 406 against, 9 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

230

Against

406

Abstain

Margin of victory

176 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 35Against 137Abstain 1Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 6Against 105Abstain 2Absent 22

PfE83 MEPs

For 74Against 2Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 7Against 64Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 46Abstain 2Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 11Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Hungary17
Czech Republic14
Bulgaria10
Greece10

Most against

Germany71
Spain46
Italy33
Poland27
Netherlands20

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
France
Greece
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 16Against 71Abstain 2Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 33Abstain 1Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 22Against 27Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 3Against 46Abstain 1Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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