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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
View all votes on Institutional Affairs →
Vote ID 168204Source: official EP roll-call records
Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗
44
/ 100

Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

  • ✓Resolution / budget vote
  • ✓Budget-related
  • ✓High-interest topic: Budget
  • ✓High participation
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Topic importance+12 / 15
Turnout+5 / 5
Vote type+15 / 25
Close vote+0 / 15
Legislative+12 / 15
Rebel votes+0 / 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 “2022 discharge: EU general budget - European Parliament”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR, PfE, NI, Left and ESN voted mostly in favour. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (601 for, 7 against, 4 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
601
Against
7
Abstain
4
Margin of victory
594 votes
Turnout (cast)
612
Absent
93
Participation rate
86.8%
✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs
For 150Against 3Abstain 0Absent 26
S&D136 MEPs
For 117Against 2Abstain 0Absent 17
Renew100 MEPs
For 90Against 0Abstain 0Absent 10
Greens/EFA70 MEPs
For 63Against 1Abstain 0Absent 6
ECR65 MEPs
For 58Against 0Abstain 2Absent 5
PfE64 MEPs
For 52Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12
NI46 MEPs
For 31Against 1Abstain 2Absent 12
The Left38 MEPs
For 33Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5
ESN4 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour
  • Germany87
  • France66
  • Italy61
  • Spain52
  • Poland48
Most against

None.

Divided delegations

None notably divided.

Full breakdown by all countries
Austria19 MEPs
For 17Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1
Belgium21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Bulgaria17 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Croatia12 MEPs
For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 7
Cyprus6 MEPs
For 3Against 0Abstain 0Absent 3
Czech Republic21 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Denmark14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Estonia7 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Finland14 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1
France79 MEPs
For 66Against 1Abstain 1Absent 11
Germany96 MEPs
For 87Against 2Abstain 0Absent 7
Greece21 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 2Absent 6
Hungary21 MEPs
For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Ireland13 MEPs
For 12Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Italy76 MEPs
For 61Against 0Abstain 0Absent 15
Latvia8 MEPs
For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Lithuania11 MEPs
For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Luxembourg6 MEPs
For 6Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Malta6 MEPs
For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2
Netherlands29 MEPs
For 24Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4
Poland52 MEPs
For 48Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4
Portugal21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0
Romania33 MEPs
For 20Against 0Abstain 0Absent 13
Slovakia14 MEPs
For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Slovenia8 MEPs
For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1
Spain59 MEPs
For 52Against 2Abstain 0Absent 5
Sweden21 MEPs
For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

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