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2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Budget66%★
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "discharge"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Budget →
Civil Liberties64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "fundamental rights"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Civil Liberties →
Vote ID 130863Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
81
/ 100

Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Budget-related
  • ✓High-interest topic: Budget
  • ✓Strong 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+25 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+12 / 15
Rebel votes+7 / 10
Group division+12 / 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: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (557 for, 92 against, 42 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
557
Against
92
Abstain
42
Margin of victory
465 votes
Turnout (cast)
691
Absent
14
Participation rate
98.0%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 169Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3
S&D136 MEPs
For 132Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Renew101 MEPs
For 101Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
PfE67 MEPs
For 9Against 56Abstain 1Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 12Against 12Abstain 37Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 27Against 15Abstain 0Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 35Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany81
  • France56
  • Spain52
  • Italy42
  • Romania32
Most against

None.

Divided delegations
  • Italy
Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0
Belgium21 MEPs
For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Croatia12 MEPs
For 9Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 56Against 23Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 81Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3
Greece21 MEPs
For 16Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2
Hungary21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 42Against 26Abstain 6Absent 2
Latvia8 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 22Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 24Against 1Abstain 25Absent 2
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 52Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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