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Discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2019: performance, financial management and control

Budget98%★
Confidence: 98%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "budget"
  • title/description contains "financial year"
  • title/description contains "discharge"
Reviewed: yes
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Economy & Finance63%
Confidence: 63%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "financial year"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 129666Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
81
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Resolution / budget vote
  • ✓Budget-related
  • ✓High-interest topic: Budget
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓Some national delegation divergence
  • ✓Close result
  • ✓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+10 / 15
Legislative+12 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 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 “Discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2019: performance, financial management and control”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (356 for, 326 against, 11 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. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For
356
Against
326
Abstain
11
Margin of victory
30 votes
Turnout (cast)
693
Absent
12
Participation rate
98.3%
⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 30 votes. 12 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (12) was not larger than the 30-vote margin.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 6Against 170Abstain 0Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 126Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 87Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 6Against 61Abstain 0Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 7Against 55Abstain 0Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 21Against 14Abstain 7Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 32Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany52
  • France48
  • Spain39
  • Hungary20
  • Romania17
Most against
  • Italy51
  • Poland44
  • Austria10
  • Bulgaria9
  • Greece9
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 48Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 52Against 41Abstain 0Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 8Against 9Abstain 2Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 23Against 51Abstain 0Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 14Against 14Abstain 1Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 8Against 44Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 13Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 17Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 5Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 39Against 17Abstain 3Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

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