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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 191185Source: 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
✓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+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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (142 for, 441 against, 65 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

142

Against

441

Abstain

Margin of victory

299 votes

Turnout (cast)

648

Absent

Participation rate

90.1%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 161Abstain 1Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 126Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 58Absent 6

PfE85 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 1Absent 10

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 45Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 39Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 5Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic11
Hungary9
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany67
Spain46
France41
Italy40
Poland23

Divided delegations

Cyprus
France
Hungary
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 5Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 41Abstain 1Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 20Against 67Abstain 2Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 3Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 40Abstain 19Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 3Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 1Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 8Against 23Abstain 19Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 5Against 21Abstain 3Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 5Against 46Abstain 2Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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