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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 191224Source: 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, ESN and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, ECR, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (122 for, 504 against, 14 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

122

Against

504

Abstain

Margin of victory

382 votes

Turnout (cast)

640

Absent

Participation rate

89.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 163Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 0Against 124Abstain 0Absent 11

PfE85 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 6Absent 10

ECR82 MEPs

For 8Against 65Abstain 2Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 2Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 0Against 45Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 0Against 36Abstain 2Absent 7

ESN27 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 2Abstain 2Absent 4

Country angle

Most in favour

Hungary9
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany68
Italy57
Spain48
Poland44
France42

Divided delegations

France
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 6Absent 2

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 32Against 42Abstain 0Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 21Against 68Abstain 2Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 2Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Ireland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 4Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 7Against 57Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia9 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 6Against 44Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 22Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 4Against 48Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 0Against 19Abstain 0Absent 2

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