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Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026 – Section I – European Parliament
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 432
- Against
- 127
- Abstained
- 54
roll-call vote at 13:20 · 70% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Matjaž Nemec · Report A-10-2025-0048
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2026, setting the overall budget at EUR 2 636 241 620, a 4.09% increase over 2025.§1: source passage in the text The text endorses an agreement to adjust specific budget lines, including reductions for rent and energy, and increases for staff remuneration and political groups.§1: source passage in the text Parliament notes that no additional posts are requested for 2026 and asks the Secretary-General for regular updates on simplification efforts.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR; Against: Patriots, ESN; Abstained: The Left
- The Left Abstained 6 for, 3 against, 28 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 51 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 109 for, 2 against, 6 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 59 for, 0 against, 5 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 153 for, 0 against, 6 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 47 for, 12 against, 5 abstainedof 80
- Patriots Against 0 for, 75 against, 0 abstainedof 91
- ESN Against 0 for, 23 against, 1 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 7 for, 12 against, 3 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
46 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left abstained (28 of 37). For: 6, Against: 3
Hanna Gedin (Sweden, against), Jonas Sjöstedt (Sweden, against), Jussi Saramo (Finland, for), Li Andersson (Finland, for), Marc Botenga (Belgium, against)
4 more from The Left
Martin Schirdewan (Germany, for), Merja Kyllönen (Finland, for), Sebastian Everding (Germany, for), Younous Omarjee (France, for)
S&D voted for (109 of 117). Against: 2, Abstained: 6
Adnan Dibrani (Sweden, abstained), Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Ireland, against), Evin Incir (Sweden, abstained), Heléne Fritzon (Sweden, abstained), Johan Danielsson (Sweden, abstained)
3 more from S&D
Marianne Vind (Denmark, against), Niels Fuglsang (Denmark, abstained), Sofie Eriksson (Sweden, abstained)
Renew voted for (59 of 64). Abstained: 5
Anouk van Brug (Netherlands), Bart Groothuis (Netherlands), Charles Goerens (Luxembourg), Jeannette Baljeu (Netherlands), Malik Azmani (Netherlands)
EPP voted for (153 of 159). Abstained: 6
Dan-Ştefan Motreanu (Romania), Dirk Gotink (Netherlands), Ingeborg ter Laak (Netherlands), Isabelle Le Callennec (France), Jeroen Lenaers (Netherlands)
1 more from EPP
Tom Berendsen (Netherlands)
ECR voted for (47 of 64). Against: 12, Abstained: 5
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia, against), Anna Zalewska (Poland, abstained), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Bert-Jan Ruissen (Netherlands, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against)
12 more from ECR
Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Fernand Kartheiser (Luxembourg, abstained), Galato Alexandraki (Greece, abstained), Guillaume Peltier (France, against), Kris van Dijck (Belgium, abstained), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Nicolas Bay (France, against), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, against), Roberts Zīle (Latvia, against), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia, against)
ESN voted against (23 of 24). Abstained: 1
Petras Gražulis (Lithuania)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 21 amendments (2 adopted, 19 rejected) and 21 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 11 rejected).