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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 191219Source: 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+3 / 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, ECR, PfE 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 (370 for, 266 against, 9 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

370

Against

266

Abstain

Margin of victory

104 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 167Against 0Abstain 0Absent 18

S&D135 MEPs

For 12Against 110Abstain 0Absent 13

ECR82 MEPs

For 75Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 13Against 59Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE85 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 5Absent 16

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 2Against 43Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 1Against 41Abstain 0Absent 3

NI29 MEPs

For 10Against 13Abstain 4Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany47
Poland45
France41
Italy34
Czech Republic17

Most against

Spain26
Portugal12
Belgium11
Sweden11
Ireland10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Denmark
France
Germany
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 3

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 9Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 41Against 35Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 47Against 45Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

Ireland14 MEPs

For 4Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 32Abstain 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 15Against 13Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 9Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 21Against 26Abstain 5Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

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