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2019 discharge: EU general budget - European Parliament

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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Institutional Affairs61%

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 129926Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Very 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+15 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+15 / 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: EU general budget - European Parliament”. S&D, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, Renew and ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (326 for, 324 against, 50 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

326

Against

324

Abstain

Margin of victory

2 votes

Turnout (cast)

700

Absent

Participation rate

99.3%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 2 votes. 5 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (5) was larger than the 2-vote margin, so absences were numerically significant.

Countries whose absences exceeded the margin

Italy (3 absent)

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 13Against 158Abstain 7Absent 1

S&D136 MEPs

For 104Against 20Abstain 11Absent 1

Renew101 MEPs

For 43Against 44Abstain 14Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

PfE67 MEPs

For 30Against 30Abstain 6Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 9Against 52Abstain 2Absent 0

NI44 MEPs

For 22Against 15Abstain 6Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 0Abstain 4Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy56
France39
Spain34
Netherlands20
Sweden17

Most against

Germany48
Poland44
Romania29
Czech Republic15
Hungary14

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 5Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 39Against 38Abstain 1Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 36Against 48Abstain 12Absent 0

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 4Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 56Against 17Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 20Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 5Against 44Abstain 3Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 3Against 29Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 34Against 17Abstain 8Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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