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2019 discharge: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)

Budget66%★
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "discharge"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Vote ID 130883Source: 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: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (637 for, 18 against, 36 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
637
Against
18
Abstain
36
Margin of victory
619 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 173Against 0Abstain 3Absent 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 37Against 4Abstain 25Absent 1
ECR63 MEPs
For 51Against 5Abstain 5Absent 2
NI44 MEPs
For 36Against 5Abstain 1Absent 2
The Left38 MEPs
For 33Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1
ESN4 MEPs
For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany92
  • France79
  • Spain53
  • Poland50
  • Italy47
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 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 20Against 1Abstain 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 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Germany96 MEPs
For 92Against 1Abstain 0Absent 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 47Against 0Abstain 27Absent 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 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 32Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 12Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 53Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0
Sweden21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

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