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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 191218Source: 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
✓Significant 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+3 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+4 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (356 for, 278 against, 19 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

356

Against

278

Abstain

Margin of victory

78 votes

Turnout (cast)

653

Absent

Participation rate

90.8%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 166Against 1Abstain 1Absent 17

S&D135 MEPs

For 4Against 118Abstain 0Absent 13

PfE85 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 13Absent 8

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 8Against 64Abstain 0Absent 6

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 44Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 39Abstain 0Absent 5

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 5Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
Poland46
France38
Italy33
Czech Republic17

Most against

Spain26
Netherlands15
Belgium11
Denmark11
Ireland10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 4Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 38Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 45Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 8Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 33Against 33Abstain 0Absent 10

Latvia9 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 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 13Against 15Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 46Against 4Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 1Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 22Against 26Abstain 5Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

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