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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 180077Source: 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”. 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 (205 for, 433 against, 5 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

205

Against

433

Abstain

Margin of victory

228 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 161Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 106Against 10Abstain 2Absent 17

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 79Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 6Against 68Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 2Against 22Abstain 2Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Sweden10
Ireland6
Slovenia4
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany57
France52
Poland47
Italy37
Spain28

Divided delegations

Belgium
Croatia
Cyprus
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 25Against 52Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 31Against 57Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 37Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 10Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 2Against 47Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

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