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2020 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Commission

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 commission"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 142322Source: 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 Commission”. EPP, S&D, Renew and Greens-EFA voted mostly in favour, while PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (451 for, 175 against, 17 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

451

Against

175

Abstain

Margin of victory

276 votes

Turnout (cast)

643

Absent

Participation rate

91.2%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 162Against 2Abstain 1Absent 14

S&D136 MEPs

For 121Against 3Abstain 1Absent 11

Renew101 MEPs

For 93Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

PfE67 MEPs

For 1Against 62Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 60Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

ECR63 MEPs

For 0Against 53Abstain 3Absent 7

NI44 MEPs

For 11Against 23Abstain 3Absent 7

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 25Abstain 8Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany71
Spain47
France44
Romania25
Netherlands21

Most against

Italy40
Poland25
Hungary11

Divided delegations

Belgium
Czech Republic
Hungary
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 20Abstain 1Absent 14

Germany96 MEPs

For 71Against 17Abstain 0Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 4Abstain 6Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 40Abstain 1Absent 4

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 1Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 21Against 4Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 22Against 25Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 2Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 25Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 10Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 15Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

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