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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 180144Source: 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
✓Close result
✓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+6 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (282 for, 317 against, 39 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

282

Against

317

Abstain

Margin of victory

35 votes

Turnout (cast)

638

Absent

Participation rate

88.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 9Against 152Abstain 4Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 114Against 0Abstain 0Absent 21

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 76Abstain 3Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 3Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 47Abstain 23Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 1Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 4Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Spain25
Netherlands17
Belgium15
Sweden14
Denmark11

Most against

Germany47
France39
Italy35
Poland28
Romania16

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 37Against 39Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 37Against 47Abstain 4Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 35Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 17Against 9Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 28Abstain 17Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 16Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 3Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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