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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 168213Source: 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
✓Strong political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+4 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+3 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+12 / 15

Country division+12 / 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, Renew, PfE and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. ECR mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (305 for, 229 against, 62 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

305

Against

229

Abstain

Margin of victory

76 votes

Turnout (cast)

596

Absent

109

Participation rate

84.5%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 147Against 1Abstain 1Absent 30

S&D136 MEPs

For 6Against 113Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 85Against 3Abstain 1Absent 11

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 3Against 61Abstain 0Absent 6

ECR65 MEPs

For 11Against 2Abstain 42Absent 10

PfE64 MEPs

For 42Against 0Abstain 6Absent 16

NI46 MEPs

For 4Against 17Abstain 12Absent 13

The Left38 MEPs

For 1Against 31Abstain 0Absent 6

ESN4 MEPs

For 3Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France44
Italy29
Netherlands15
Romania13
Belgium11

Most against

Germany45
Spain28
Portugal14
Greece7
Croatia3

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy
Lithuania

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 3Abstain 2Absent 3

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 1Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 1Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 3Absent 3

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 2Absent 1

France79 MEPs

For 44Against 20Abstain 0Absent 15

Germany96 MEPs

For 40Against 45Abstain 2Absent 9

Greece21 MEPs

For 6Against 7Abstain 2Absent 6

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 5Abstain 10Absent 5

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 29Against 23Abstain 8Absent 16

Latvia8 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 1

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 5Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 1Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 15Against 8Abstain 2Absent 4

Poland52 MEPs

For 16Against 6Abstain 22Absent 8

Portugal21 MEPs

For 7Against 14Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 1Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 24Against 28Abstain 0Absent 7

Sweden21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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