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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 180115Source: 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 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 (176 for, 438 against, 28 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

176

Against

438

Abstain

Margin of victory

262 votes

Turnout (cast)

642

Absent

Participation rate

89.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 13Against 147Abstain 4Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 114Abstain 0Absent 21

PfE83 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 4Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 18Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 41Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 16Abstain 2Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 21Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Czech Republic12
Hungary10
Latvia3

Most against

Germany66
Spain45
Italy37
Poland26
Romania21

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Slovakia
Slovenia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 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 38Against 37Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 66Abstain 3Absent 13

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 27Against 37Abstain 0Absent 12

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 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 5Against 26Abstain 19Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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