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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 180428Source: 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
✓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+15 / 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”. EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (28 for, 576 against, 49 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

Against

576

Abstain

Margin of victory

548 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 2Against 170Abstain 0Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 116Abstain 1Absent 18

PfE83 MEPs

For 0Against 79Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 74Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 35Abstain 34Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 6Against 43Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 13Against 14Abstain 12Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 21Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany86
France69
Poland44
Spain44
Italy39

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 1Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 8Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 4Against 86Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 5Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 3

Italy76 MEPs

For 5Against 39Abstain 20Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 0Against 28Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 3Against 44Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 23Abstain 3Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 44Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 20Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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