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2019 discharge: EU general budget - Court of Justice of the European Union

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 130175Source: official EP roll-call records
72
/ 100

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+0 / 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: EU general budget - Court of Justice of the European Union”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (458 for, 223 against, 13 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
458
Against
223
Abstain
13
Margin of victory
235 votes
Turnout (cast)
694
Absent
11
Participation rate
98.4%
This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 13Against 162Abstain 2Absent 2
S&D136 MEPs
For 131Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 97Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 69Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
PfE67 MEPs
For 37Against 30Abstain 0Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 49Against 9Abstain 4Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 22Against 15Abstain 5Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 38Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Italy65
  • Germany54
  • France49
  • Spain46
  • Poland35
Most against
  • Hungary13
Divided delegations
  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 12Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 10Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 6Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 10Against 5Abstain 5Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
France79 MEPs
For 49Against 30Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 54Against 38Abstain 1Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 9Against 8Abstain 2Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 65Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 20Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 35Against 17Abstain 0Absent 0
Portugal21 MEPs
For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 18Against 14Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 6Against 6Abstain 2Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 46Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

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