← Votes·2023-05-10

2021 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Ombudsman

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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Vote ID 154866Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓High participation
✓Some 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+4 / 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: General budget of the EU - European Ombudsman”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (606 for, 11 against, 6 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

606

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

595 votes

Turnout (cast)

623

Absent

Participation rate

88.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 156Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D136 MEPs

For 129Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew100 MEPs

For 90Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 54Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 46Against 2Abstain 5Absent 12

NI46 MEPs

For 28Against 6Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany86
France74
Italy63
Spain47
Poland46

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

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 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 74Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 86Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 63Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13

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 25Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

Poland52 MEPs

For 46Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 47Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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