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2018 discharge: EU general budget, European Economic and Social Committee

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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Vote ID 114408Source: 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 “2018 discharge: EU general budget, European Economic and Social Committee”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (638 for, 39 against, 16 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
638
Against
39
Abstain
16
Margin of victory
599 votes
Turnout (cast)
693
Absent
11
Participation rate
98.4%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 173Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1
S&D136 MEPs
For 131Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Renew101 MEPs
For 100Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE66 MEPs
For 37Against 23Abstain 6Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 53Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0
NI44 MEPs
For 35Against 3Abstain 4Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 36Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany82
  • France78
  • Spain58
  • Poland51
  • Italy46
Most against

None.

Divided delegations
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 82Against 1Abstain 9Absent 4
Greece21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 46Against 29Abstain 0Absent 1
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 22Against 3Abstain 2Absent 2
Poland52 MEPs
For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain58 MEPs
For 58Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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