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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 191211Source: 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 (182 for, 432 against, 31 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

182

Against

432

Abstain

Margin of victory

250 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 11Against 154Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 124Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE85 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 8Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 63Against 9Abstain 3Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 72Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 5Against 24Abstain 8Absent 8

ESN27 MEPs

For 23Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 9Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic10
Hungary9
Latvia4

Most against

Germany67
Spain46
France39
Italy34
Poland26

Divided delegations

Cyprus
Czech Republic
France
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 3Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 34Against 39Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 18Against 67Abstain 6Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 34Abstain 6Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 7Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 21Against 26Abstain 1Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 4Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

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