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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 195240Source: 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 “Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025”. ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (196 for, 443 against, 8 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

196

Against

443

Abstain

Margin of victory

247 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

93.9%

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

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 1Against 167Abstain 2Absent 11

S&D131 MEPs

For 1Against 126Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR78 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE79 MEPs

For 72Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Renew74 MEPs

For 3Against 70Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA50 MEPs

For 0Against 49Abstain 0Absent 1

The Left41 MEPs

For 2Against 26Abstain 2Absent 11

NI28 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3

ESN26 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Czech Republic12
Hungary12
Slovakia8

Most against

Germany69
Spain48
Italy38
France35
Poland28

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
France
Italy
Latvia
Poland
Slovakia

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 6Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium22 MEPs

For 6Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria15 MEPs

For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic18 MEPs

For 12Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark15 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 1Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

France76 MEPs

For 27Against 35Abstain 2Absent 12

Germany95 MEPs

For 22Against 69Abstain 1Absent 3

Greece20 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 1Absent 2

Hungary19 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy70 MEPs

For 27Against 38Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 0Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 9Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal20 MEPs

For 2Against 14Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania31 MEPs

For 7Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 0Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 7Against 48Abstain 0Absent 4

Sweden21 MEPs

For 4Against 15Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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