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2021 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 154683Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

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+10 / 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 “2021 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Parliament”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (500 for, 79 against, 53 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

500

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

421 votes

Turnout (cast)

632

Absent

Participation rate

89.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 152Against 0Abstain 9Absent 18

S&D136 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Renew100 MEPs

For 91Against 1Abstain 0Absent 8

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 62Against 3Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 2Against 34Abstain 20Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 32Against 11Abstain 13Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 9Against 22Abstain 4Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 25Against 5Abstain 5Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 2Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany76
Spain47
France45
Poland45
Italy37

Most against

Hungary10

Divided delegations

Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 4Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 5Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 21Abstain 8Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 76Against 9Abstain 5Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 37Against 4Abstain 19Absent 16

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 1Abstain 3Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 0Abstain 4Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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