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2017 discharge: EU general budget, European Council and Council

Budget87%★
Confidence: 87%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "budget"
  • title/description contains "discharge"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Institutional Affairs61%
Confidence: 61%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "european council"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Institutional Affairs →
Vote ID 108948Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
61
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Budget-related
  • ✓High-interest topic: Budget
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+12 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+12 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+0 / 15
Country division+0 / 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 “2017 discharge: EU general budget, European Council and Council”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (600 for, 24 against, 8 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For
600
Against
24
Abstain
8
Margin of victory
576 votes
Turnout (cast)
632
Absent
46
Participation rate
93.2%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs
For 161Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10
S&D132 MEPs
For 125Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Renew96 MEPs
For 88Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7
PfE64 MEPs
For 44Against 17Abstain 2Absent 1
Greens/EFA67 MEPs
For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
ECR59 MEPs
For 50Against 1Abstain 4Absent 4
NI43 MEPs
For 32Against 3Abstain 2Absent 6
The Left37 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
ESN4 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany87
  • Italy70
  • Spain48
  • France47
  • Poland47
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria18 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 2Absent 2
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Croatia11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0
Denmark13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia6 MEPs
For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Finland13 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
France74 MEPs
For 47Against 21Abstain 0Absent 6
Germany96 MEPs
For 87Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9
Greece21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Ireland11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy73 MEPs
For 70Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands26 MEPs
For 24Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Poland51 MEPs
For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania32 MEPs
For 30Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovakia13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain54 MEPs
For 48Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5
Sweden20 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

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