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2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Railways

Budget66%★
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "discharge"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Transport64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "railway"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Transport →
Vote ID 130642Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
61
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Resolution / budget vote
  • ✓Budget-related
  • ✓High-interest topic: Budget
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓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+7 / 10
Group division+10 / 15
Country division+0 / 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: European Union Agency for Railways”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (635 for, 59 against, 4 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
635
Against
59
Abstain
4
Margin of victory
576 votes
Turnout (cast)
698
Absent
7
Participation rate
99.0%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 173Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 135Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Renew101 MEPs
For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE67 MEPs
For 31Against 36Abstain 0Absent 0
ECR63 MEPs
For 53Against 8Abstain 1Absent 1
NI44 MEPs
For 34Against 7Abstain 2Absent 1
The Left38 MEPs
For 36Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany84
  • France78
  • Spain59
  • Poland51
  • Italy47
Most against

None.

Divided delegations
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Germany96 MEPs
For 84Against 11Abstain 0Absent 1
Greece21 MEPs
For 17Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 47Against 27Abstain 0Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 25Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Poland52 MEPs
For 51Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 59Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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