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2020 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Data Protection Supervisor

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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Civil Liberties64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "data protection"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 142811Source: 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+5 / 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 “2020 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Data Protection Supervisor”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour. PfE and ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (589 for, 11 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

589

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

578 votes

Turnout (cast)

642

Absent

Participation rate

91.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 162Against 0Abstain 1Absent 16

S&D136 MEPs

For 124Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Renew101 MEPs

For 93Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE67 MEPs

For 30Against 1Abstain 32Absent 4

ECR63 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 6Absent 7

NI44 MEPs

For 31Against 6Abstain 0Absent 7

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 1Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
France67
Spain57
Italy48
Poland47

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 3Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 1Abstain 4Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 8Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 23Absent 5

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 2Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Portugal21 MEPs

For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 27Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 57Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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