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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 191209Source: 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”. EPP, PfE, ECR, Left, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (406 for, 223 against, 22 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

406

Against

223

Abstain

Margin of victory

183 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 164Against 2Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D135 MEPs

For 2Against 123Abstain 0Absent 10

PfE85 MEPs

For 71Against 0Abstain 6Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 7Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 16Against 53Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 1Against 43Abstain 0Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 33Against 2Abstain 5Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 24Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany58
Italy43
Poland42
France40
Spain31

Most against

Netherlands14
Denmark7

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 40Against 31Abstain 5Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 58Against 33Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 23Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 8Against 14Abstain 6Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 42Against 6Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 12Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 31Against 21Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 3Absent 2

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