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Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025

Budget87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Economy & Finance63%

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 195239Source: 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 “Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (379 for, 244 against, 27 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

379

Against

244

Abstain

Margin of victory

135 votes

Turnout (cast)

650

Absent

Participation rate

94.3%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 132Against 27Abstain 10Absent 12

S&D131 MEPs

For 120Against 3Abstain 5Absent 3

Renew74 MEPs

For 54Against 16Abstain 4Absent 0

ECR78 MEPs

For 1Against 73Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE79 MEPs

For 2Against 70Abstain 0Absent 7

Greens/EFA50 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left41 MEPs

For 17Against 12Abstain 2Absent 10

NI28 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 6Absent 1

ESN26 MEPs

For 0Against 25Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany60
Italy38
France34
Poland27
Romania24

Most against

Spain28
Netherlands14
Sweden13
Czech Republic12
Denmark9

Divided delegations

Denmark
France
Italy
Latvia
Netherlands
Poland
Slovakia
Spain

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria15 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Czech Republic18 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

France76 MEPs

For 34Against 25Abstain 6Absent 11

Germany95 MEPs

For 60Against 32Abstain 0Absent 3

Greece20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary19 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 8

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Italy70 MEPs

For 38Against 28Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia9 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 11Against 14Abstain 4Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 27Against 26Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal20 MEPs

For 13Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2

Romania31 MEPs

For 24Against 5Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 26Against 28Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 3Against 13Abstain 5Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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