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2017 discharge: European Asylum Support Office (EASO)

Migration & Asylum66%
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "asylum"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Budget66%
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "discharge"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 108952Source: official EP roll-call records
54
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • Main vote
  • Budget-related
  • High-interest topic: Migration
  • High participation
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Topic importance+12 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+12 / 15
Rebel votes+0 / 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: European Asylum Support Office (EASO)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, PfE, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (631 for, 1 against, 2 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
631
Against
1
Abstain
2
Margin of victory
630 votes
Turnout (cast)
634
Absent
44
Participation rate
93.5%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP173 MEPs
For 164Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9
S&D132 MEPs
For 124Against 1Abstain 1Absent 6
Renew96 MEPs
For 91Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
PfE64 MEPs
For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA67 MEPs
For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
ECR59 MEPs
For 55Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
NI43 MEPs
For 34Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8
The Left37 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
ESN4 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany89
  • Italy71
  • France68
  • Spain48
  • Poland47
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria18 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Croatia11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland13 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
France74 MEPs
For 68Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Germany96 MEPs
For 89Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Greece21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Ireland11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy73 MEPs
For 71Against 0Abstain 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 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Netherlands26 MEPs
For 25Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland51 MEPs
For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Romania32 MEPs
For 30Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovakia13 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain54 MEPs
For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6
Sweden20 MEPs
For 18Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

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