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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 180208Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓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+12 / 15

Country division+15 / 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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. S&D mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a narrow margin (249 for, 275 against, 127 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

249

Against

275

Abstain

127

Margin of victory

26 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.5%

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

Close vote analysis

The margin was 26 votes. 68 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (68) was larger than the 26-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 4Against 166Abstain 0Absent 15

S&D135 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 103Absent 17

PfE83 MEPs

For 61Against 15Abstain 3Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 13Against 60Abstain 2Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 45Against 9Abstain 17Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 2Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 5Against 18Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France53
Italy40
Netherlands18
Czech Republic13
Sweden11

Most against

Germany49
Poland23
Spain19
Hungary17
Bulgaria14

Divided delegations

Belgium
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Slovakia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 5Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 4Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 53Against 23Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 29Against 49Abstain 11Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 4Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 8Abstain 16Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 18Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 23Abstain 20Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 7Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 9Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 14Against 19Abstain 18Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 5Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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