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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections
Resolution adopted by a clear majority
Parliament adopted the resolution that accompanies its budget position; its amendments to the draft budget were voted on separately.
On the resolution that accompanies the budget position:
- For
- 384
- Against
- 202
- Abstained
- 58
roll-call vote at 14:53 · 60% of votes cast were for the resolution that accompanies the budget position
Committee report by Andrzej Halicki, Matjaž Nemec · Report A-10-2025-0192
AI:What this decision does
The European Parliament approved the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026, covering all sections.§1: source passage in the text The approval means the spending plans in the budget were adopted as proposed. The resolution reaffirms Parliament's commitment to its political priorities for the 2026 budget.§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, 35 against, 3 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 45 for, 0 against, 4 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 109 for, 8 against, 1 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 63 for, 3 against, 5 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 162 for, 2 against, 5 abstainedof 193
- ECR Divided 0 for, 35 against, 33 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Against 0 for, 74 against, 6 abstainedof 88
- ESN Against 0 for, 23 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 5 for, 22 against, 1 abstainedof 30
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
37 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (35 of 38). Abstained: 3
Jussi Saramo (Finland), Li Andersson (Finland), Merja Kyllönen (Finland)
Greens voted for (45 of 49). Abstained: 4
Ana Miranda Paz (Spain), Diana Riba I Giner (Spain), Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain)
S&D voted for (109 of 118). Against: 8, Abstained: 1
Adnan Dibrani (Sweden, against), Christel Schaldemose (Denmark, against), Evin Incir (Sweden, against), Heléne Fritzon (Sweden, against), Johan Danielsson (Sweden, against)
4 more from S&D
Marianne Vind (Denmark, against), Mihai Tudose (Romania, abstained), Niels Fuglsang (Denmark, against), Sofie Eriksson (Sweden, against)
Renew voted for (63 of 71). Against: 3, Abstained: 5
Abir Al-Sahlani (Sweden, abstained), Bart Groothuis (Netherlands, abstained), Christine Singer (Germany, against), Emma Wiesner (Sweden, abstained), Engin Eroglu (Germany, against)
3 more from Renew
Jeannette Baljeu (Netherlands, abstained), Joachim Streit (Germany, against), Malik Azmani (Netherlands, abstained)
EPP voted for (162 of 169). Against: 2, Abstained: 5
Alice Teodorescu Måwe (Sweden, against), Henrik Dahl (Denmark, abstained), Jessika van Leeuwen (Netherlands, abstained), Laurent Castillo (France, abstained), Niels Flemming Hansen (Denmark, against)
2 more from EPP
Sander Smit (Netherlands, abstained), Tom Berendsen (Netherlands, abstained)
Patriots voted against (74 of 80). Abstained: 6
Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia), Jaroslav Knot (Czechia), Klara Dostalova (Czechia), Nikola Bartůšek (Czechia), Ondřej Knotek (Czechia)
1 more from Patriots
Tomáš Kubín (Czechia)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 114 amendments (2 adopted, 112 rejected) and 79 parts of the text voted on separately (34 adopted, 45 rejected).