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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 180234Source: 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”. EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, PfE, Greens-EFA, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (532 for, 84 against, 20 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

532

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

448 votes

Turnout (cast)

636

Absent

Participation rate

88.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 171Against 2Abstain 1Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 116Against 3Abstain 0Absent 16

Renew78 MEPs

For 61Against 11Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR82 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 4Absent 11

PfE83 MEPs

For 51Against 11Abstain 3Absent 18

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 32Against 14Abstain 3Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 0Absent 9

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 9Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 22Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
France62
Italy50
Poland48
Spain44

Most against

Ireland7

Divided delegations

Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 14Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 62Against 14Abstain 1Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 4Abstain 6Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15

Ireland14 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 50Against 14Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 22Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 6Abstain 0Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 6Absent 3

Individual MEP positions

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