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2019 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Committee of the Regions

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 129717Source: 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+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 “2019 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Committee of the Regions”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and ECR voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (393 for, 290 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.

Result analysis

For

393

Against

290

Abstain

Margin of victory

103 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 11Against 165Abstain 1Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 130Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 92Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 68Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 28Against 39Abstain 0Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 42Against 19Abstain 1Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 14Against 25Abstain 3Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 6Against 27Abstain 5Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy57
Germany48
France45
Spain40
Poland35

Most against

Hungary13
Austria10
Belgium10
Greece10
Ireland9

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 9Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 34Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 45Abstain 0Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 7Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 4Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 57Against 17Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 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 17Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 35Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 18Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 40Against 19Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

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