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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 191192Source: 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 (228 for, 404 against, 17 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

228

Against

404

Abstain

Margin of victory

176 votes

Turnout (cast)

649

Absent

Participation rate

90.3%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 23Against 135Abstain 3Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 115Abstain 5Absent 11

PfE85 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 8Against 63Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 44Abstain 2Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 7Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Czech Republic16
Greece10
Denmark9
Hungary9

Most against

Germany66
Spain46
Italy41
Poland24
Romania20

Divided delegations

Denmark
France
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 37Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 66Abstain 7Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 41Abstain 0Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 12Against 16Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 5Absent 2

Individual MEP positions

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