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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 180236Source: 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, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (417 for, 211 against, 11 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

417

Against

211

Abstain

Margin of victory

206 votes

Turnout (cast)

639

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 148Against 16Abstain 3Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 109Against 3Abstain 0Absent 23

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 77Abstain 2Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 72Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 60Against 10Abstain 2Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 38Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 10Abstain 3Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany59
Spain44
Italy37
Poland26
Netherlands20

Most against

France39
Czech Republic12
Hungary11
Cyprus3

Divided delegations

Austria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Hungary
Italy
Latvia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 39Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 59Against 22Abstain 1Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 27Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 20Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 20Abstain 2Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 0Absent 8

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 7Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

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