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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 191193Source: 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 (214 for, 411 against, 20 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

214

Against

411

Abstain

Margin of victory

197 votes

Turnout (cast)

645

Absent

Participation rate

89.7%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 17Against 143Abstain 3Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 5Against 109Abstain 7Absent 14

PfE85 MEPs

For 69Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Renew78 MEPs

For 8Against 63Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 2Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 15Against 4Abstain 7Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

France38
Czech Republic17
Slovakia9
Sweden9
Denmark8

Most against

Germany66
Spain46
Italy41
Poland24
Romania20

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Denmark
France
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 5Against 13Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 2Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 37Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 19Against 66Abstain 5Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11

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 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 11Against 15Abstain 0Absent 5

Poland53 MEPs

For 23Against 24Abstain 2Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 1Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

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