← 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 180401Source: 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 “Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections”. PfE, ECR and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (184 for, 454 against, 17 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

184

Against

454

Abstain

Margin of victory

270 votes

Turnout (cast)

655

Absent

Participation rate

91.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 8Against 163Abstain 1Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 117Abstain 0Absent 17

PfE83 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 71Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 66Against 6Abstain 1Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 29Abstain 10Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 4Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary17
Czech Republic13
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany81
Spain45
France41
Italy29
Poland25

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 35Against 41Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 7Against 81Abstain 2Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 28Against 29Abstain 8Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 45Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 18Abstain 2Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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