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2019 discharge: EU general budget - Council and European Council

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 council"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Institutional Affairs →
Vote ID 130853Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
61
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Budget-related
  • ✓High-interest topic: Budget
  • ✓High participation
  • ✓Many MEPs voted against their group
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Topic importance+12 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+12 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+0 / 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: EU general budget - Council and European Council”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (633 for, 39 against, 18 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For
633
Against
39
Abstain
18
Margin of victory
594 votes
Turnout (cast)
690
Absent
15
Participation rate
97.9%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 176Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 131Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
Renew101 MEPs
For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE67 MEPs
For 36Against 22Abstain 8Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 48Against 9Abstain 4Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 31Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 37Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 1Against 1Abstain 2Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany82
  • Italy74
  • France56
  • Spain55
  • Poland50
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
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 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 56Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 82Against 0Abstain 11Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 74Against 0Abstain 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 24Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 50Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 55Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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