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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 191162Source: 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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (105 for, 525 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

105

Against

525

Abstain

Margin of victory

420 votes

Turnout (cast)

653

Absent

Participation rate

90.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 153Abstain 11Absent 21

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 121Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 7Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 1Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 70Abstain 1Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 42Against 1Abstain 0Absent 10

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 9Abstain 3Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Cyprus3

Most against

Germany66
France65
Poland50
Spain47
Italy44

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Finland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 2Against 17Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 10Against 65Abstain 0Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 24Against 66Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 4Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 15Against 44Abstain 7Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 7Against 21Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 50Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 7Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 2Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 47Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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