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Draft 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 180353Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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 “Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections”. ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. PfE and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (115 for, 422 against, 116 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

115

Against

422

Abstain

116

Margin of victory

307 votes

Turnout (cast)

653

Absent

Participation rate

90.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 172Abstain 0Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 19Against 98Abstain 0Absent 18

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 42Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 7Against 66Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 30Against 23Abstain 20Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 39Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 37Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 8Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 4Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy47
Ireland6
Malta3

Most against

Germany64
Spain42
France35
Poland29
Netherlands23

Divided delegations

Greece
Ireland
Malta
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 7Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 9Against 35Abstain 32Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 3Against 64Abstain 20Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 47Against 10Abstain 8Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 23Abstain 6Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 29Abstain 20Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 0Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 8Against 42Abstain 1Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 5Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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