← Votes·2026-04-28

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 191158Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+0 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (71 for, 540 against, 48 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

Against

540

Abstain

Margin of victory

469 votes

Turnout (cast)

659

Absent

Participation rate

91.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 166Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 1Against 125Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE85 MEPs

For 7Against 70Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 3Against 73Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 39Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 1Against 26Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 9Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany66
France65
Italy53
Poland49
Spain47

Divided delegations

Czech Republic
Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 1Against 16Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 1Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 11Abstain 3Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 65Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 5Against 66Abstain 19Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 10Against 53Abstain 4Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 6Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 47Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

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