← Votes·2026-04-28

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 191207Source: 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 (183 for, 419 against, 44 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

183

Against

419

Abstain

Margin of victory

236 votes

Turnout (cast)

646

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 11Against 147Abstain 3Absent 24

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 123Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE85 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 32Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 5Against 66Abstain 1Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 2Against 36Abstain 3Absent 4

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 5Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic14
Hungary9

Most against

Germany66
Spain45
Italy40
France36
Poland25

Divided delegations

Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 2Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 8Against 36Abstain 31Absent 6

Germany96 MEPs

For 24Against 66Abstain 2Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 13Abstain 1Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 40Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 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 11Against 16Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 25Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 0Against 16Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 20Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2

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