← 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 180498Source: 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, 494 against, 13 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

494

Abstain

Margin of victory

349 votes

Turnout (cast)

652

Absent

Participation rate

90.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 170Abstain 0Absent 14

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 118Abstain 0Absent 17

PfE83 MEPs

For 76Against 1Abstain 1Absent 5

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 0Absent 3

ECR82 MEPs

For 31Against 38Abstain 3Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 2Absent 4

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 7Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Hungary11

Most against

Germany68
Italy55
France49
Spain47
Romania26

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 28Against 49Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 15Against 68Abstain 6Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 8Against 55Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 22Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 47Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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