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2022 discharge: EU general budget - European Parliament

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 parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 168157Source: 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+3 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 - European Parliament”. EPP, ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (259 for, 330 against, 20 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

259

Against

330

Abstain

Margin of victory

71 votes

Turnout (cast)

609

Absent

Participation rate

86.4%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 118Against 25Abstain 9Absent 27

S&D136 MEPs

For 1Against 113Abstain 3Absent 19

Renew100 MEPs

For 5Against 84Abstain 2Absent 9

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 0Against 65Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 54Against 0Abstain 4Absent 7

PfE64 MEPs

For 52Against 0Abstain 1Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 33Abstain 0Absent 4

NI46 MEPs

For 21Against 10Abstain 1Absent 14

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy41
Poland32
Czech Republic14
Hungary11
Bulgaria8

Most against

Germany55
France43
Spain40
Netherlands16
Portugal16

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 7Against 12Abstain 2Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 8

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 14Against 5Abstain 1Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 2Against 7Abstain 4Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 10Abstain 0Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 25Against 43Abstain 1Absent 10

Germany96 MEPs

For 32Against 55Abstain 3Absent 6

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 41Against 21Abstain 0Absent 14

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 16Abstain 2Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 32Against 13Abstain 0Absent 7

Portugal21 MEPs

For 5Against 16Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 6Against 14Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 14Against 40Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 11Abstain 2Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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