← Votes·2025-10-22

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 180393Source: 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+10 / 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 “Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections”. PfE, ECR, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (203 for, 431 against, 18 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

203

Against

431

Abstain

Margin of victory

228 votes

Turnout (cast)

652

Absent

Participation rate

90.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 3Against 166Abstain 0Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 15Against 103Abstain 0Absent 17

PfE83 MEPs

For 62Against 11Abstain 5Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 2Against 72Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 60Against 11Abstain 2Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 4Against 41Abstain 4Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 35Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy49
France46
Hungary11
Greece10
Cyprus3

Most against

Germany80
Spain39
Netherlands27
Poland26
Romania21

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Greece
Hungary
Malta
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 46Against 29Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 9Against 80Abstain 1Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 49Against 11Abstain 4Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 27Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 20Against 26Abstain 3Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 12Against 39Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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