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Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 441
- Against
- 173
- Abstained
- 70
roll-call vote at 13:26 · 64% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Andrzej Halicki · Report A-10-2025-0042
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on the 2026 budget guidelines for the Commission, focusing on strategic preparedness, security, competitiveness, sustainability and the single market.§1: source passage in the text The adopted text calls for additional investment in defence, research, innovation, SMEs, health, energy, migration and border protection, alongside administrative simplification.§1: source passage in the text It also stresses the need to finance Ukraine's needs, support enlargement countries, and strengthen transport and tourism funding.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: The Left, Patriots, ESN; Divided: ECR
- The Left Against 0 for, 37 against, 7 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 42 for, 8 against, 1 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 131 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 73 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 169 for, 0 against, 11 abstainedof 193
- ECR Divided 23 for, 9 against, 45 abstainedof 80
- Patriots Against 0 for, 80 against, 0 abstainedof 91
- ESN Against 0 for, 22 against, 1 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 3 for, 16 against, 5 abstainedof 28
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
29 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (37 of 44). Abstained: 7
Elena Kountoura (Greece), Jussi Saramo (Finland), Konstantinos Arvanitis (Greece), Li Andersson (Finland), Merja Kyllönen (Finland)
2 more from The Left
Nikolas Farantouris (Greece), Nikos Pappas (Greece)
Greens voted for (42 of 51). Against: 8, Abstained: 1
Ana Miranda Paz (Spain, against), Benedetta Scuderi (Italy, against), Cristina Guarda (Italy, against), Diana Riba I Giner (Spain, against), Ignazio Roberto Marino (Italy, against)
4 more from Greens
Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain, against), Leoluca Orlando (Italy, against), Saskia Bricmont (Belgium, abstained), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain, against)
S&D voted for (131 of 132). Against: 1
Lara Wolters (Netherlands)
EPP voted for (169 of 180). Abstained: 11
Céline Imart (France), Christophe Gomart (France), François-Xavier Bellamy (France), Ingeborg ter Laak (Netherlands), Isabelle Le Callennec (France)
6 more from EPP
Jeroen Lenaers (Netherlands), Jessika van Leeuwen (Netherlands), Laurent Castillo (France), Nadine Morano (France), Sander Smit (Netherlands), Tom Berendsen (Netherlands)
ESN voted against (22 of 23). Abstained: 1
Petras Gražulis (Lithuania)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 74 amendments (8 adopted, 66 rejected) and 26 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 15 rejected, 1 lapsed).