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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 191214Source: 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
✓Some 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+4 / 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 (208 for, 443 against, 6 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

208

Against

443

Abstain

Margin of victory

235 votes

Turnout (cast)

657

Absent

Participation rate

91.4%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 9Against 157Abstain 2Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 126Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE85 MEPs

For 76Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 73Against 0Abstain 3Absent 6

Renew78 MEPs

For 3Against 69Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 1Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

France39
Poland25
Czech Republic14
Hungary9
Slovakia7

Most against

Germany67
Spain46
Italy40
Romania21
Netherlands19

Divided delegations

France
Hungary
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 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 0Absent 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 39Against 37Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 25Against 67Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 26Against 40Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 9Against 19Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 25Against 25Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 21Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

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