← Votes·2021-04-28

2019 discharge: EU general budget - European External Action Service

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 130171Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant 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+6 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 External Action Service”. Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP and S&D voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (283 for, 349 against, 62 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

283

Against

349

Abstain

Margin of victory

66 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 9Against 165Abstain 3Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 14Against 117Abstain 1Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 85Against 13Abstain 3Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

PfE67 MEPs

For 38Against 25Abstain 4Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 6Against 9Abstain 47Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 19Against 19Abstain 4Absent 2

The Left38 MEPs

For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
France48
Italy42
Netherlands15
Belgium12

Most against

Spain34
Romania23
Hungary18
Portugal16
Austria12

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 3Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 5Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 48Against 31Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 51Against 41Abstain 1Absent 3

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 10Abstain 3Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 3Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 42Against 23Abstain 9Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 4Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 13Abstain 1Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 1Against 24Abstain 27Absent 0

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 23Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 3Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 3Against 4Abstain 1Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 21Against 34Abstain 4Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs

For 6Against 12Abstain 3Absent 0

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