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Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III

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 191157Source: 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 “Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III”. PfE, ECR, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (178 for, 430 against, 38 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

178

Against

430

Abstain

Margin of victory

252 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 7Against 151Abstain 4Absent 23

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 124Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE85 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 51Against 0Abstain 23Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 68Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 36Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 8Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland25
Czech Republic14
Hungary9
Latvia4

Most against

Germany67
Spain46
Italy41
France38
Romania21

Divided delegations

France
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 38Abstain 3Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 67Abstain 5Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 41Abstain 18Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 23Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 46Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

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