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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 191228Source: 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
✓Strong 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+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 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”. Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew and ESN voted mostly against. ECR and Greens-EFA mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (73 for, 475 against, 103 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

Against

475

Abstain

103

Margin of victory

402 votes

Turnout (cast)

651

Absent

Participation rate

90.5%

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

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 0Against 165Abstain 0Absent 20

S&D135 MEPs

For 3Against 120Abstain 0Absent 12

PfE85 MEPs

For 0Against 68Abstain 8Absent 9

ECR82 MEPs

For 4Against 19Abstain 52Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 1Against 69Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 38Absent 7

The Left45 MEPs

For 41Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 17Against 6Abstain 4Absent 2

Country angle

Most in favour

None.

Most against

Germany66
France61
Spain43
Italy33
Poland32

Divided delegations

Greece
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 0Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 2Against 16Abstain 1Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 0Against 14Abstain 1Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 2Absent 2

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 2Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 1Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

France81 MEPs

For 12Against 61Abstain 0Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 11Against 66Abstain 13Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 0Against 7Abstain 8Absent 6

Ireland14 MEPs

For 3Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 11Against 33Abstain 23Absent 9

Latvia9 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 4Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 1Against 21Abstain 6Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 0Against 32Abstain 17Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 0Against 22Abstain 7Absent 4

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 6Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 6Against 43Abstain 2Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 2Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

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