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2020 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Parliament

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 parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 142136Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main 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+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 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 “2020 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Parliament”. 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 (533 for, 87 against, 14 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

533

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

446 votes

Turnout (cast)

634

Absent

Participation rate

89.9%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 153Against 2Abstain 8Absent 16

S&D136 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Renew101 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 64Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE67 MEPs

For 3Against 56Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR63 MEPs

For 45Against 10Abstain 0Absent 8

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 15Abstain 1Absent 8

The Left38 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 5Absent 5

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany80
Spain53
Poland47
Italy46
France37

Most against

Hungary11

Divided delegations

Hungary
Italy

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 1Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 1Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 37Against 14Abstain 7Absent 21

Germany96 MEPs

For 80Against 8Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 46Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 3Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 53Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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