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Discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2020: performance, financial management and control

Budget98%★

Confidence: 98%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "financial year"
title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Economy & Finance63%

Confidence: 63%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "financial year"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 142375Source: 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
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 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 “Discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2020: performance, financial management and control”. 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 (499 for, 67 against, 5 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

499

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

432 votes

Turnout (cast)

571

Absent

134

Participation rate

81.0%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 145Against 1Abstain 0Absent 33

S&D136 MEPs

For 111Against 0Abstain 0Absent 25

Renew101 MEPs

For 81Against 0Abstain 0Absent 20

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

PfE67 MEPs

For 7Against 46Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR63 MEPs

For 38Against 8Abstain 2Absent 15

NI44 MEPs

For 24Against 9Abstain 1Absent 10

The Left38 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 2Absent 7

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
Spain47
France41
Italy41
Poland40

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 41Against 13Abstain 0Absent 25

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 6Abstain 0Absent 14

Greece21 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 22Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 3Abstain 1Absent 6

Poland52 MEPs

For 40Against 1Abstain 0Absent 11

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs