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2021 discharge: European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (Fusion for Energy)

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

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Evidence:

title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Energy65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "energy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 154793Source: 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 “2021 discharge: European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (Fusion for Energy)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (587 for, 24 against, 16 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

587

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

563 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 160Against 0Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D136 MEPs

For 125Against 0Abstain 1Absent 10

Renew100 MEPs

For 90Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 1Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 44Against 7Abstain 4Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 44Against 4Abstain 6Absent 10

NI46 MEPs

For 25Against 9Abstain 1Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 30Against 1Abstain 2Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany82
France69
Italy54
Poland48
Spain48

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 1Absent 4

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 20Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 69Against 1Abstain 2Absent 7

Germany96 MEPs

For 82Against 0Abstain 8Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 54Against 7Abstain 0Absent 15

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 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 24Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 48Against 2Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

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