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2018 discharge: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Education64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "training"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 114397Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓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+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “2018 discharge: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL)”. EPP, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while S&D, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (495 for, 193 against, 5 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

495

Against

193

Abstain

Margin of victory

302 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 171Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 14Against 117Abstain 0Absent 5

Renew101 MEPs

For 96Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 30Against 36Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 52Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 26Against 14Abstain 2Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France73
Germany71
Poland43
Spain37
Romania24

Most against

Italy46
Portugal11
Malta4

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Sweden

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 73Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 21Abstain 0Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 46Abstain 0Absent 1

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 17Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 43Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 10Against 11Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 24Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain58 MEPs

For 37Against 21Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

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