← Votes·2021-04-28

2019 discharge: European Food Safety Authority

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 129597Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget 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+15 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 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 “2019 discharge: European Food Safety Authority”. EPP, PfE and ECR voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (295 for, 366 against, 33 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

295

Against

366

Abstain

Margin of victory

71 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 162Against 8Abstain 7Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 130Abstain 1Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 33Against 65Abstain 3Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 35Against 23Abstain 9Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 57Against 3Abstain 2Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 3Against 31Abstain 8Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 35Abstain 1Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland44
Italy43
Netherlands16
Czech Republic13
Sweden12

Most against

France70
Germany47
Spain41
Hungary19
Romania19

Divided delegations

Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 4Against 8Abstain 7Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 9Against 70Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 35Against 47Abstain 11Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 2Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 23Abstain 8Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 16Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 44Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 19Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 18Against 41Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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