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2021 discharge: General budget of the EU - European Council and Council

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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Institutional Affairs61%

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "european council"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 155285Source: 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 Council and Council”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, PfE, ECR, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (609 for, 16 against, 9 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

609

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

593 votes

Turnout (cast)

634

Absent

Participation rate

89.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 155Against 2Abstain 1Absent 21

S&D136 MEPs

For 127Against 0Abstain 1Absent 8

Renew100 MEPs

For 89Against 2Abstain 1Absent 8

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 56Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 51Against 1Abstain 5Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 27Against 8Abstain 0Absent 11

The Left37 MEPs

For 34Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany90
France69
Italy62
Spain52
Poland48

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 18Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 17Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 69Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 90Against 0Abstain 0Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 0Absent 9

Hungary21 MEPs

For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 62Against 2Abstain 0Absent 12

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 24Against 1Abstain 3Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 48Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

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