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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 180085Source: 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”. PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (183 for, 446 against, 12 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

183

Against

446

Abstain

Margin of victory

263 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

89.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 163Abstain 1Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 115Abstain 0Absent 19

PfE83 MEPs

For 77Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 3Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 2Absent 13

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 39Abstain 0Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 5Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Cyprus2

Most against

Germany73
France44
Spain44
Italy36
Poland25

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 44Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 73Abstain 3Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 36Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 20Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 25Abstain 1Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 7Against 19Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 44Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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