← Votes·2026-04-28

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 191226Source: 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+10 / 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”. Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, ECR, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (149 for, 465 against, 33 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

149

Against

465

Abstain

Margin of victory

316 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 5Against 157Abstain 1Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 32Against 94Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE85 MEPs

For 1Against 74Abstain 1Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 2Against 47Abstain 23Absent 10

Renew78 MEPs

For 10Against 61Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 40Against 0Abstain 4Absent 9

The Left45 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 5Abstain 4Absent 3

Country angle

Most in favour

Ireland14
Greece9

Most against

France65
Germany64
Italy39
Poland31
Spain29

Divided delegations

Finland
Greece
Italy
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 1Against 17Abstain 1Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 3Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 5Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 5Against 7Abstain 1Absent 2

France81 MEPs

For 11Against 65Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 23Against 64Abstain 3Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 0Absent 7

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 24Against 39Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 2Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 6Against 21Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 31Abstain 18Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 4Against 23Abstain 1Absent 5

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain60 MEPs

For 24Against 29Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2

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