← 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 180491Source: 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 and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (114 for, 503 against, 23 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

114

Against

503

Abstain

Margin of victory

389 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

89.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 172Abstain 0Absent 13

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 117Abstain 0Absent 18

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 73Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE83 MEPs

For 67Against 5Abstain 0Absent 11

ECR82 MEPs

For 9Against 52Abstain 10Absent 11

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 48Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left45 MEPs

For 9Against 26Abstain 4Absent 6

NI29 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 9Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary11
Czech Republic10

Most against

Germany73
Italy48
Spain48
France43
Poland43

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
France
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 31Against 43Abstain 2Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 14Against 73Abstain 1Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 16Against 48Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 43Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 1Against 48Abstain 0Absent 11

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 5Absent 1

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