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2022 discharge: EU general budget - Commission

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 168088Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “2022 discharge: EU general budget - Commission”. EPP, Renew, ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (367 for, 230 against, 10 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

367

Against

230

Abstain

Margin of victory

137 votes

Turnout (cast)

607

Absent

Participation rate

86.1%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 148Against 4Abstain 0Absent 27

S&D136 MEPs

For 3Against 112Abstain 6Absent 15

Renew100 MEPs

For 88Against 2Abstain 1Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 58Against 0Abstain 1Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 48Against 1Abstain 0Absent 15

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 17Abstain 1Absent 12

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 1Absent 8

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France45
Italy40
Poland40
Netherlands15
Belgium14

Most against

Germany45
Spain30
Portugal11
Croatia3
Malta3

Divided delegations

Austria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 8Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 14Against 6Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 45Against 21Abstain 0Absent 13

Germany96 MEPs

For 44Against 45Abstain 0Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 7

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 0Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 40Against 22Abstain 1Absent 13

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 10Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 40Against 8Abstain 0Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 8Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 7Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 23Against 30Abstain 1Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 4Abstain 5Absent 0

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