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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 168170Source: 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+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, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR, PfE and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (466 for, 96 against, 45 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

466

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

370 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 150Against 0Abstain 0Absent 29

S&D136 MEPs

For 120Against 2Abstain 0Absent 14

Renew100 MEPs

For 84Against 0Abstain 5Absent 11

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 59Against 3Abstain 0Absent 8

ECR65 MEPs

For 7Against 42Abstain 10Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 1Against 28Abstain 22Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 26Against 4Abstain 4Absent 4

NI46 MEPs

For 18Against 14Abstain 1Absent 13

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany74
France51
Spain49
Italy34
Netherlands19

Most against

Poland25
Hungary9

Divided delegations

Hungary
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

Belgium21 MEPs

For 17Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 13Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 4Against 1Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 1Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 51Against 17Abstain 0Absent 11

Germany96 MEPs

For 74Against 8Abstain 7Absent 7

Greece21 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 1Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 7Against 9Abstain 1Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 34Against 3Abstain 24Absent 15

Latvia8 MEPs

For 6Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 0Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 23Against 25Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 18Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 49Against 4Abstain 1Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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