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2021 discharge: European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound)

Budget66%★
Confidence: 66%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "discharge"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
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Social Affairs64%
Confidence: 64%
Assigned by: rule-based classifier
Evidence:
  • title/description contains "working conditions"
Reviewed: no
Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1
View all votes on Social Affairs →
Vote ID 154953Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
71
/ 100

Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Main vote
  • ✓Budget-related
  • ✓High-interest topic: Budget
  • ✓Some political group division
  • ✓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+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 Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound)”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (554 for, 57 against, 24 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
554
Against
57
Abstain
24
Margin of victory
497 votes
Turnout (cast)
635
Absent
70
Participation rate
90.1%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 159Against 0Abstain 2Absent 18
S&D136 MEPs
For 128Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
Renew100 MEPs
For 92Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8
Greens/EFA71 MEPs
For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
ECR65 MEPs
For 37Against 15Abstain 4Absent 9
PfE64 MEPs
For 8Against 29Abstain 18Absent 9
NI46 MEPs
For 26Against 9Abstain 0Absent 11
The Left37 MEPs
For 35Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
ESN4 MEPs
For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany82
  • France53
  • Spain49
  • Poland46
  • Italy45
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 2Absent 3
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Croatia12 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 15Against 2Abstain 4Absent 0
Denmark14 MEPs
For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 53Against 20Abstain 0Absent 6
Germany96 MEPs
For 82Against 8Abstain 0Absent 6
Greece21 MEPs
For 9Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9
Hungary21 MEPs
For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Ireland13 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Italy76 MEPs
For 45Against 1Abstain 17Absent 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 21Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1
Poland52 MEPs
For 46Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Romania33 MEPs
For 29Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Spain59 MEPs
For 49Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7
Sweden21 MEPs
For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

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