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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 180076Source: 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 (217 for, 420 against, 3 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

217

Against

420

Abstain

Margin of victory

203 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

89.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 19Against 150Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 103Abstain 1Absent 26

PfE83 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 6Against 67Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 14Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland24
Hungary15
Czech Republic13
Bulgaria7
Denmark7

Most against

Germany71
Spain44
France38
Italy36
Romania21

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Denmark
France
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 38Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 71Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 36Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 24Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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