Decision
2026 budgetary procedure: joint text
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 419 for · 185 against · 53 abstained roll call
- Date
- 26 November 2025, 12:08
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2025/0210(BUD)
- Source
- Committee report by Andrzej Halicki, Matjaž Nemec
- Topics
- EU budget & funds Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Wednesday 26 November 2025
- Final vote
- 181633
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 419 for, 185 against, 53 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by The Left, Patriots and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 0 | Against 36 | Abst. 3 | No vote 7 of 46 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.88 | |
| Greens | For 52 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 1 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 123 | Against 4 | Abst. 0 | No vote 9 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.95 | |
| Renew | For 64 | Against 0 | Abst. 3 | No vote 8 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.93 | |
| EPP | For 164 | Against 1 | Abst. 6 | No vote 17 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.94 | |
| ECR | For 2 | Against 31 | Abst. 38 | No vote 8 of 79 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.30 | |
| Patriots | For 9 | Against 71 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 85 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.83 | |
| ESN | For 1 | Against 21 | Abst. 0 | No vote 5 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.93 | |
| No group | For 4 | Against 21 | Abst. 3 | No vote 2 of 30 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 27
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
The Left line Against · 3 abstained of 39 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Jussi SARAMO Finland
- Li ANDERSSON Finland
- Per CLAUSEN Denmark
S&D line For · 4 voted against of 127 who voted
Voted against (4)
- Adnan DIBRANI Sweden
- Heléne FRITZON Sweden
- Johan DANIELSSON Sweden
- Sofie ERIKSSON Sweden
Renew line For · 3 abstained of 67 who voted
Abstained (3)
- Bart GROOTHUIS Netherlands
- Jeannette BALJEU Netherlands
- Malik AZMANI Netherlands
EPP line For · 1 voted against, 6 abstained of 171 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE Sweden
Abstained (6)
- Arba KOKALARI Sweden
- Henrik DAHL Denmark
- Jessica POLFJÄRD Sweden
- Jessika VAN LEEUWEN Netherlands
- Jörgen WARBORN Sweden
- Tomas TOBÉ Sweden
Patriots line Against · 9 voted for of 80 who voted
Voted for (9)
- Antonín STANĚK Czechia
- Jana NAGYOVÁ Czechia
- Jaroslav BŽOCH Czechia
- Jaroslav KNOT Czechia
- Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ Czechia
- Klara DOSTALOVA Czechia
- Nikola BARTŮŠEK Czechia
- Ondřej KNOTEK Czechia
- Tomáš KUBÍN Czechia
ESN line Against · 1 voted for of 22 who voted
Voted for (1)
- Siegbert Frank DROESE Germany
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| Belgium | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.64 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.60 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.57 |
| Germany | 69 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0.63 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.65 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 44 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0.70 |
| Finland | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.54 |
| France | 33 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 0.31 |
| Greece | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0.21 |
| Croatia | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.88 |
| Hungary | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0.77 |
| Ireland | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.65 |
| Italy | 32 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 0.20 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 15 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0.37 |
| Poland | 26 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0.30 |
| Portugal | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Romania | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.66 |
| Sweden | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.21 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches3 | 26 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Victor NEGRESCU Romania | S&D | Speeches4 | 25 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Maria GRAPINI Romania | S&D | Speeches1 | 25 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Johan VAN OVERTVELDT Belgium | ECR | Speeches1 | 25 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Karlo RESSLER Croatia | EPP | Speeches1 | 25 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Rasmus ANDRESEN Germany | Greens | Speeches1 | 25 Nov 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joint text Final vote A10-0235/2025 – Andrzej Halicki, Matjaž Nemec – Joint text | Roll call | 419 for, 185 against, 53 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament approved the joint text on the European Union's general budget for 2026, agreed by the Conciliation Committee.
This adoption makes the budget Parliament's official position, confirming the joint statement with the Council and noting the Commission's statement.
Parliament's President will declare the budget definitively adopted and arrange its publication in the Official Journal.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament approves the joint text on the 2026 EU budget agreed in conciliation, confirming joint statements and noting the Commission statement.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/0210(BUD) · Budgetary procedure
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 - all sections
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 26 February 2026 and now EU law.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 6 October 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 15 November 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 19 November 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 26 November 2025 (done)
- Published as law · 26 February 2026 (done)
Lead committee: BUDG · Authors: Andrzej HALICKI (EPP), Matjaž NEMEC (S&D), Gheorghe FALCĂ (EPP), Giuseppe LUPO (S&D) and 1 more
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 13 connections: Running issue: Annual budget procedure · Other decisions of the part-session on BUDG dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way
Running issue: Annual budget procedure
- Issue Annual budget procedure Running issue · Event 15 Sept 2026
- Decision Draft amending budget No 2/2026: update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure Budget decision · report by Andrzej Halicki 15 Sept 2026 Passed
- Decision Draft amending budget No 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025 Budget decision · report by Andrzej Halicki 7 Jul 2026 Passed
- Decision Estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2027 – Section I – European Parliament Resolution · report by Michalis Hadjipantela 30 Apr 2026 Adopted
- Decision Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Council and Council Budget decision · report by Pasquale Tridico 29 Apr 2026 Discharge decision adopted
- Decision Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III Resolution · report by Nils Ušakovs 28 Apr 2026 Adopted
Other decisions of the part-session on BUDG dossiers
- Decision Increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under the InvestEU Regulation and simplifying reporting requirements New EU law · report by Aura Salla, Irene Tinagli 26 Nov 2025 Passed
- Decision Draft amending budget No 3/2025: adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updates Budget decision · report by Victor Negrescu 26 Nov 2025 Passed
Final votes that split the chamber the same way
- Decision General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections Budget decision · report by Andrzej Halicki, Matjaž Nemec 22 Oct 2025 Resolution adopted
- Decision Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III Resolution · report by Nils Ušakovs 28 Apr 2026 Adopted
- Decision 2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text Resolution · report by Victor Negrescu, Niclas Herbst 27 Nov 2024 Adopted
- Decision Discharge 2023: EU general budget – Commission, executive agencies and European Development Funds Budget decision · report by Niclas Herbst 7 May 2025 Discharge decision adopted
- Decision European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026 Resolution · report by Kira Marie Peter-Hansen 11 Mar 2026 Adopted
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “2026 budgetary procedure: joint text”. Decision, 26 November 2025. votingId 181633, document A-10-2025-0235, reference 2025/0210(BUD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-26/7 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 26 November 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-26-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 26 November 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-26-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-26, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-11-26/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-11-26-7,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{2026 budgetary procedure: joint text}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-11-26},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-26/7}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-11-26/7},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 181633, document A-10-2025-0235, reference 2025/0210(BUD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-26-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-11-26-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-11-26 (CC BY 4.0)}
}