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2021 discharge: European Training Foundation (ETF)

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Education64%

Confidence: 64%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "training"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 154986Source: 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
✓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 Training Foundation (ETF)”. 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 (565 for, 53 against, 7 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

565

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

512 votes

Turnout (cast)

625

Absent

Participation rate

88.6%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 156Against 0Abstain 0Absent 23

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 0Absent 9

Renew100 MEPs

For 89Against 0Abstain 0Absent 11

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 67Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

PfE64 MEPs

For 24Against 32Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 42Against 8Abstain 6Absent 9

NI46 MEPs

For 25Against 9Abstain 0Absent 12

The Left37 MEPs

For 33Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany79
Italy62
France53
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 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 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 14Against 2Abstain 3Absent 2

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 53Against 21Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 79Against 8Abstain 0Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 62Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 23Against 2Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 28Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 48Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

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