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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 180416Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 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”. Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (108 for, 534 against, 8 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

108

Against

534

Abstain

Margin of victory

426 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 171Abstain 0Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 13Against 104Abstain 0Absent 18

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 79Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 4Against 70Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 1Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 7Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany66
France62
Poland48
Spain44
Italy40

Divided delegations

Greece
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 4Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 14Against 62Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 66Abstain 6Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 25Against 40Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 44Abstain 1Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 0Absent 1

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