← 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 180454Source: 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (145 for, 503 against, 7 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

145

Against

503

Abstain

Margin of victory

358 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 3Against 168Abstain 1Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 118Abstain 0Absent 17

PfE83 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 1Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 19Against 51Abstain 3Absent 9

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 1Absent 5

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 5Abstain 1Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany69
Italy57
Spain47
Poland44
France38

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 36Against 38Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 69Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 57Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 44Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 24Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 47Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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