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Discharge 2020: EU general budget - Council and European Council

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 council"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 148976Source: 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
✓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 “Discharge 2020: EU general budget - Council and European Council”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (594 for, 28 against, 19 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

594

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

566 votes

Turnout (cast)

641

Absent

Participation rate

92.1%

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

By political group

EPP176 MEPs

For 164Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

S&D135 MEPs

For 126Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew100 MEPs

For 96Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE65 MEPs

For 31Against 15Abstain 10Absent 9

ECR62 MEPs

For 41Against 7Abstain 8Absent 6

NI44 MEPs

For 33Against 4Abstain 1Absent 6

The Left37 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany85
Italy63
France56
Spain49
Poland48

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 15Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 19Abstain 0Absent 4

Germany96 MEPs

For 85Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy67 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 0Abstain 4Absent 6

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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