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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 191194Source: 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

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+0 / 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, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (187 for, 451 against, 12 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

187

Against

451

Abstain

Margin of victory

264 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

90.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 1Against 159Abstain 0Absent 25

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 124Abstain 1Absent 10

PfE85 MEPs

For 77Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 4Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 7Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Hungary9
Slovakia7
Latvia4

Most against

Germany69
Spain46
France43
Italy40
Poland25

Divided delegations

France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 33Against 43Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 16Against 69Abstain 6Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 40Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 19Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 0Absent 2

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