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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 180087Source: 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (196 for, 426 against, 7 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

196

Against

426

Abstain

Margin of victory

230 votes

Turnout (cast)

629

Absent

Participation rate

87.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 10Against 152Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 109Abstain 3Absent 23

PfE83 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 70Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 72Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 1Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 3Absent 8

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Latvia3

Most against

Germany69
Spain44
France39
Italy34
Poland26

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 39Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 17Against 69Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 34Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 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 8Against 20Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 26Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 19Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 44Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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