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2026 budgetary procedure: joint text

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 181633Source: 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
✓Strong 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+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “2026 budgetary procedure: joint text”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, Left, NI and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (419 for, 185 against, 53 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

419

Against

185

Abstain

Margin of victory

234 votes

Turnout (cast)

657

Absent

Participation rate

91.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 163Against 1Abstain 5Absent 16

S&D135 MEPs

For 121Against 5Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 9Against 70Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 31Abstain 39Absent 9

Renew78 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 3Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 35Abstain 3Absent 7

NI29 MEPs

For 3Against 21Abstain 3Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany69
Spain44
Italy32
Poland26
Romania24

Most against

France39
Hungary11
Sweden10
Slovakia7

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Greece
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 3Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 39Abstain 0Absent 9

Germany96 MEPs

For 69Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 32Against 15Abstain 22Absent 7

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 15Against 7Abstain 4Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 26Against 23Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 2Abstain 5Absent 2

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 44Against 9Abstain 2Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

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