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2021 discharge: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Civil Liberties64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "fundamental rights"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 154890Source: 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
✓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+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 “2021 discharge: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (509 for, 122 against, 2 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

509

Against

122

Abstain

Margin of victory

387 votes

Turnout (cast)

633

Absent

Participation rate

89.8%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 158Against 2Abstain 0Absent 19

S&D136 MEPs

For 128Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

Renew100 MEPs

For 90Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

ECR65 MEPs

For 5Against 50Abstain 1Absent 9

PfE64 MEPs

For 4Against 51Abstain 0Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 22Against 13Abstain 1Absent 10

The Left37 MEPs

For 33Against 2Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany81
France53
Spain49
Italy36
Romania29

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 15Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 53Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 81Against 10Abstain 0Absent 5

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 36Against 28Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 1Abstain 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 26Against 23Abstain 0Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Romania33 MEPs

For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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