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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 180207Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant 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+10 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, PfE, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (285 for, 306 against, 52 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

285

Against

306

Abstain

Margin of victory

21 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

89.4%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 21 votes. 76 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (76) was larger than the 21-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 168Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 111Against 3Abstain 1Absent 20

PfE83 MEPs

For 56Against 15Abstain 8Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 17Against 57Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 10Against 26Abstain 34Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 28Against 10Abstain 0Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France52
Italy36
Spain29
Netherlands23
Sweden16

Most against

Germany54
Poland42
Hungary17
Romania15
Bulgaria13

Divided delegations

Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Greece
Latvia
Malta
Portugal

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 10Absent 3

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 52Against 23Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 29Against 54Abstain 5Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 2Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 9Abstain 18Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 23Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 42Abstain 3Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 15Abstain 3Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 29Against 21Abstain 2Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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